Challenge

Kadorna Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gianluca Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of the match. Gianluca Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Gianluca Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Tome in the 19th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Kadorna's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluca Pagliuca came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Melchor Tome got free with Julio Vera in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gianluca Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of the match. Gianluca Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Felix Montenegro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Gianluca Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Kadorna getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Black Gamboa hit a great ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Melchor Tome tried to sneak it across the goal line. Densill 杨天剑 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Angel Belmiro kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. After having played for 51 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. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gianluca Pagliuca firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carl Beck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Deportivo Kadorna's Leons Gudrenieks was substituted for Horacio Petrigai. In the 75th minute, Black Gamboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Beck in the 76th minute of play. Deportivo Kadorna were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Segundo Bastiaro took the corner. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Kadorna's corner Segundo Bastiaro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Black Gamboa kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Gianluca Pagliuca in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gianluca Pagliuca was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Gianluca Pagliuca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gianluca Pagliuca stood somewhat misplaced when Cristian Sancho came free in front of goal and shot 0-2 to the left of him in the 85 minute. In the 88th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Melchor Tome made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Long Jing Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gianluca Pagliuca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play.