Challenge

Stadio dei Fratelli
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 2nd minute, Wally Lécuyer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosario Cardona, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Hando Festini. Azzurri FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Tello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hando Festini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Tello got free with Julio Vera in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Azzurri FC's goalkeeper Hando Festini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play forced Azzurri FC's goalkeeper Hando Festini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hando Festini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 27th minute of play forced Azzurri FC's goalkeeper Hando Festini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Azzurri FC's Jules Barrett slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 1-2 after 33 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Azzurri FC's Carlos Tello slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 2-2 after 36 minutes of play. After having played for 39 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlos Tellos short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Hando Festini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hando Festini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. The Azzurri FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 2-3.

Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Tello in the 53rd minute of play. In the 58th minute, Jules Barrett got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thaddeus Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 68th minute of play forced Azzurri FC's goalkeeper Hando Festini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Hando Festini in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cristian Sancho 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 89th minute. The audience was convinced that Jules Barrett's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. With a little luck, Azzurri FC's Hando Festini got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Tello in the 93rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.