El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matthew Edwards. Club Atlético de Newell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matthew Edwards prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Matthew Edwards. Club Atlético de Newell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 19 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthew Edwards made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After some careless play in the Club Atlético de Newell defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthew Edwards. The Club Atlético de Newell fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthew Edwards should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthew Edwards made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 30th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Matthew Edwards. Club Atlético de Newell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Matthew Edwards showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of the match. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Edwards saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Felix Montenegro heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthew Edwards breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.
The wind increased when Alfred Barnfield made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's Kasey Gobey sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Matthew Edwards made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Matthew Edwards had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético de Newell's Kasey Gobey got a free kick in the 66th minute. Dom Mortlock hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75th minute Ollie Bright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Matthew Edwards in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Edwards saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Atlético de Newell's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Cristian Sancho scored to the left of an out of position Matthew Edwards, making the score, 0-9. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Matthew Edwards didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agustín Saelices went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Club Atlético de Newell's Matthew Edwards got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Matthew Edwards. Cristian Sancho showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Club Atlético de Newell.
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