Challenge

Libertadores x7
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. Farid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Kerry Sellers scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 1-0. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 15th minute, C. A. Independiente's Xu Yun Quan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. A collision led to C. A. Independiente getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Melvin Ruffin hit a great ball. Farid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 28th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Mondragón saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by C. A. Independiente's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Xu Yun Quan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After 43 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eric Snowden who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kerry Sellers got free with Julio Vera in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Sid Chadwick recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Farid Mondragón made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 61st minute. Xu Yun Quan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Yun Quan, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 67 minutes into the game, Claudio Marangoni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C. A. Independiente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 70th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Yun Quan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. C. A. Independiente made a substitution. Tomas Gustafson replaced Alfredo Felder. After having played for 75 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of C. A. Independiente booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kerry Sellers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerry Sellers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Farid Mondragón made a huge save. A hard shot 89 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Farid Mondragón managed to make a qualified save. C. A. Independiente's players were relieved. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerry Sellers in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Forbes in the 93rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The C. A. Independiente support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.