Challenge

Óscar Quiteño
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Joselito Rey hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Salvador Menjivar came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced SantaAna's goalkeeper Salvador Menjivar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by SantaAna'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. Salvador Menjivar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Sebastián Puig, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Félix Suarez in the 30th minute of play. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Salvador Menjivar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the game, Manuel Meza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SantaAna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 32nd minute, Manuel Meza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Cerna in the 34th minute of play. Salvador Menjivar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 37th minute of the match. Salvador Menjivar 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 40th minute. 47 minutes into the match, SantaAna's Felipe Cerna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on SantaAna's corner Carmelo Benavides fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oswaldo Reyes to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 58th minute of play forced SantaAna's goalkeeper Salvador Menjivar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Cerna, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Félix Suarez scored 1-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Ecuador booed when SantaAna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgardo Carrillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho scored 1-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Salvador Menjivar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edgardo Carrillo's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgardo Carrillo helped the player get up and apologised. Edgardo Carrillo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Felipe Cerna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the game, Luis Andino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SantaAna the free kick. Luis Andino hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Salvador Menjivar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 93rd minute of play. During the 94th minute of the match Edgardo Carrillo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edgardo Carrillo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 94th match minute, SantaAna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Carrillo to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Cerna, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.