Challenge

Olímpico Maracay
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Miguel Echavarria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haitz Langarica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. Haitz Langarica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Atletico Aragua FC's Miguel Echavarria got a free kick in the 11th minute. Gaspard Izquierdo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Haitz Langarica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 19th minute of play. Gaspard Izquierdo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haitz Langarica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Gaspard Izquierdo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haitz Langarica prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 32 minutes, Lauro Acebal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico Aragua FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lauro Acebal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arnold Collins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Gaspard Izquierdo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 1-0. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Atletico Aragua FC's Haitz Langarica managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Juan Sebastián Puig's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haitz Langarica was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspard Izquierdo in the 58th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Gaspard Izquierdo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico Aragua FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Lauro Acebal might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lauro Acebal ran back to his position shaking his head. 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 74th minute. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lauro Acebal in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Gaspard Izquierdo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. After 78th play minutes Gaspard Izquierdo shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Julio Vera and just under the crossbar into goal. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lauro Acebal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafe Vallina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspard Izquierdo in the 87th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspard Izquierdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When Atletico Aragua FC's Gaspard Izquierdo in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but Atletico Aragua FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.