Challenge

CE Aixovall
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Johnnie Dobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play forced UE Sant Julià's goalkeeper Johnnie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnnie Dobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 7th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johnnie Dobson. UE Sant Julià's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 20th minute of play forced UE Sant Julià's goalkeeper Johnnie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play forced UE Sant Julià's goalkeeper Johnnie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnnie Dobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 30th minute of play. Perry Swanson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Johnnie Dobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, UE Sant Julià's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Johnnie Dobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camilo Gisbert kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Perry Swanson scored 1-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Ecuador booed when UE Sant Julià was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc Ferré didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of UE Sant Julià booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Perry Swanson might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Perry Swanson ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to UE Sant Julià getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Pierre Bull hit a great ball. Perry Swanson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perry Swanson in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute of play forced UE Sant Julià's goalkeeper Johnnie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Johnnie Dobson. UE Sant Julià's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. UE Sant Julià made a substitution. Juan Manuel Miranda replaced Edinson Cavani. UE Sant Julià's Harvey Heywood was substituted for Bryan Hornsby. After some careless play in the UE Sant Julià defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnnie Dobson. The UE Sant Julià fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnnie Dobson should have stopped the shot. Pierre Bull might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pierre Bull ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than UE Sant Julià throughout the match.