Challenge

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Claudio Librado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Claudio Librado. Guns And Roses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Claudio Librado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Librado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Epifanio Hartz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudio Librado having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Guns And Roses's Antonio Cordara got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudio Librado. Claudio Librado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 36th minute, Felix Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claudio Librado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 42nd minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Guns And Roses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Enetz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Claudio Librado. Guns And Roses's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 47 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquin Claus to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 55th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 61 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. In the 63rd minute, Cristian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Claudio Librado. The goal made the score 0-5. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Guns And Roses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Enetz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudio Librado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Claudio Librado came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. In the 81st minute, Agustín Saelices got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Guns And Roses's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio Librado came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 85 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Claudio Librado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Claudio Librado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Claudio Librado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Guns And Roses fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.