Challenge

Marakana
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Ralph Sanger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by J.C. Mijatović in the 8th minute. Thanks to some nice moves J.C. Mijatović could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Julio Vera however easily saved by the left post. Ralph Sanger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. A collision led to B O B I S A getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Glen Stäuble hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ralph Sanger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when J.C. Mijatović got free with Julio Vera in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, B O B I S A's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ralph Sanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The B O B I S A players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-1.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Montenegro during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. When Gerry Fleischer came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the B O B I S A fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerry Fleischer couldn't finish the play. After 58 minutes, J.C. Mijatović mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the B O B I S A and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, J.C. Mijatović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ralph Sanger didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Mancebo went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 66th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ralph Sanger was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Diego Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ralph Sanger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita's late challenge caught a B O B I S A's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Zorita helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of B O B I S A booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Silvio Pfeifer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ralph Sanger, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Ralph Sanger when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Agustín Saelices could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Ralph Sanger made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Silvio Pfeifer managed to get in a good position for a shot. B O B I S A's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvio Pfeifer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Diego Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ralph Sanger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerry Fleischer, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ralph Sanger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Mancebo in the 85th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Ralph Sanger made a huge save. A hard shot 90 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Ralph Sanger managed to make a qualified save. B O B I S A's players were relieved. In the 92nd minute, Diego Mancebo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ralph Sanger. The goal made the score 0-3. 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.