Challenge

Barrialito
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Luciano Lapurdi hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Barrialito's Nacho Chico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nacho Chico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barrialito's goalkeeper Nacho Chico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Barrialito's Daniel Salomon got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nacho Chico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. Barrialito's Nacho Chico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play. Rosendo Natal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Rosendo Natal slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 26th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Rosendo Natal dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Vera, 2-1. In the 36th minute Barrialito were awarded a corner. Rosendo Natal went to the cornerflag to take it. 38 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 42 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Barrialito's Nacho Chico. Nacho Chico was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 47th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho Chico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rosendo Natal was the one to do the kick off. Nacho Chico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 51st minute. When Francesco Rosetta came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Barrialito fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Francesco Rosetta couldn't finish the play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacho Chico having to interfere. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nacho Chico came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Agustín Saelices. But to his dismay, Agustín Saelices quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. In the 66th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Nacho Chico in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Barrialito's Nacho Chico got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Barrialito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Lapurdi to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Barrialito's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Nacho Chico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Natal struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barrialito. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Nacho Chico in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 83 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Barrialito's Rosendo Natal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Agustín Saelices sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Salomon kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.