Challenge

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. Ciruel Academy's Pedro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of play. Pedro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Navarro. Ciruel Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Pedro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Navarro was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Pedro Navarro 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 15th minute. Pedro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of the match. After 22 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Florentino Rodriguez. Paşa Bolas kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Pedro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Pedro Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 36 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Ciruel Academy's Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 40th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tio Cabezon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Villanueva kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The Ciruel Academy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tio Cabezon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Pedro Navarro in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciruel Academy made a substitution. Rufo Azofra replaced Rafael Villanueva. Pedro Navarro was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Luis Andino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luis Andino really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Ciruel Academy's Bartolomé Sabina was substituted for Tio Cabezon. In the 64th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estebano Vuelta to maneuver through the defense. After 69 minutes, Florentino Rodriguez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ciruel Academy and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Florentino Rodriguez got a free kick in the 69th minute. Pedro Navarro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Pedro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Pedro Navarro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ciruel Academy's Pedro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Ciruel Academy from getting a goal against them. Ciruel Academy's Pedro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Ciruel Academy from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Pedro Navarro in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Pedro Navarro to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Rufo Azofra got a free kick in the 88th minute. Rufo Azofra hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When José Puyol fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ciruel Academy's protests and gave José Puyol a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd minute, José Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.