Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bruno Lenzi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Di Tommaso in the 2nd minute of play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Federico Vani took the corner. Lütfullah Arıhan hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bertoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Gaetano Scirea got a free kick in the 14th minute. After 15 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Federico Vani. In the 17th minute Luisito Jerano 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Di Tommaso in the 20th minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Cristian Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bruno Lenzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. In the 39th minute Leonardo Penha 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. Angelo Bertoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaetano Scirea hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Bertoni. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Bertoni should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Gaetano Scirea. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Davide Di Tommaso 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 62nd minute ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were awarded a corner. Federico Vani went to the cornerflag to take it. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Angelo Bertoni to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 68th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Cristian Sancho made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni managed to reach the ball for a save. Angelo Bertoni made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Leonardo Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Davide Di Tommaso took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Daniel Zorita in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Angelo Bertoni, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Leonardo Penha hit a great ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Lenzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Laws didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Angelo Bertoni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ throughout the match.