Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baldomiro Toribio got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's Leo Herrera. Leo Herrera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leo Herrera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. 20 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo Herrera. NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After some careless play in the NANANANA LIIIDEER FC defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leo Herrera. The NANANANA LIIIDEER FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leo Herrera should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Leo Herrera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Siro Lapurdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Leo Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Lapurdi in the 38th minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leo Herrera was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the match, NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Leo Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes into the match, NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's goalkeeper Leo Herrera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leo Herrera. Leo Herrera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Leo Herrera, making the score, 0-8. NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Leo Herrera, making the score, 0-9. Leo Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Leo Herrera. NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. Leo Herrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Leo Herrera was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 0-12. In the 81st minute, Israel Urritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leo Herrera was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 0-13. In the 87th minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leo Herrera. Leo Herrera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-14. Cristian Sanchos short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Leo Herrera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 91st minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Leo Herrera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Felix Ihazintu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The NANANANA LIIIDEER FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.