Challenge

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cecilio Tristan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Cecilio Tristan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Luis Andino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugo Orlando Gatti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 17th minute of play. Ramiro Rey kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play. Hugo Orlando Gatti 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 38th minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cecilio Tristan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Arias during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 50 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. In the 52nd minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hugo Orlando Gatti was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Abuba Akotonon FC's Ramiro Rey got a free kick in the 58th minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cecilio Tristan in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. In the 71st minute Cecilio Tristan 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. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Cecilio Tristan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. After 77 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Orlando Gatti was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Vânderson Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ariel Artaldo hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vânderson Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Montenegro hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute Cecilio Tristan 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. In the 93rd minute, Lance Veloz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Hugo Orlando Gatti threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Daniel Zorita this time. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.