Challenge

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Arturo Zapolski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arturo Zapolski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 10 minutes into the match, LEBEG Team's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Thiago Leiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Leiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arturo Zapolski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 played minutes LEBEG Team got a freekick which was hit by Angel Maura. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bolli Boll in the 24th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Arias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Leiva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LEBEG Team's Thiago Leiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 41st minute of play. Felix Montes charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Montes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. When LEBEG Team's Arturo Zapolski in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Bolli Boll blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Arturo Zapolski made the kick off in the second half. If Delmiro Etxekopar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago Leiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 54th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Arturo Zapolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Delmiro Etxekopar hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arturo Zapolski's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bolli Boll was slow to take the kick. During this time LEBEG Team's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Bolli Boll got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bolli Boll in the 82nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bolli Boll who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Fabio Di Meo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. When Arturo Zapolski came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the LEBEG Team 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 Arturo Zapolski couldn't finish the play. After 89 minutes, Primitivo Andino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the LEBEG Team players grew even worse after the yellow card.