Challenge

PoetaMiguelHernández
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Gallo Crisis's Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pipo Orihuela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play forced Gallo Crisis's goalkeeper Pipo Orihuela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gallo Crisis's goalkeeper Pipo Orihuela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck in the 17th minute of play. Gallo Crisis's Pipo Orihuela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pipo Orihuela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck in the 23rd minute of play. Jorge Laeremans kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pipo Orihuela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Felix Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Ecuador 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 Felix Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck in the 31st minute of the match. Agustín Saelices blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pipo Orihuela having to make a save. Pipo Orihuela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pipo Orihuela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pipo Orihuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th match minute, Gallo Crisis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Laeremans to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Pipo Orihuela however easily saved by the left post. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pipo Orihuela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Gallo Crisis's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Pipo Orihuela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Pipo Orihuela to make any attempt to save it. Pipo Orihuela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 84th minute. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Pipo Orihuela made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pipo Orihuela. Pipo Orihuela yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Gallo Crisis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ief Van Geele didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 95 minutes, Daniel Zorita made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Gallo Crisis's Pipo Orihuela tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ecuador played a much better game than Gallo Crisis and deserved their victory. The Gallo Crisis players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.