Challenge

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Prospero Muc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Prospero Muc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Prospero Muc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 minutes, Tiburcio Domiku mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maravilla and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th minute, Tiburcio Domiku hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Prospero Muc was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Maravilla's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Prospero Muc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Nemesio Damario was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maravilla's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After 23 played minutes Maravilla got a freekick which was hit by Nemesio Damario. 24 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prospero Muc. Maravilla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Vladimiro Ondino got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Prospero Muc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Prospero Muc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prospero Muc was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Maravilla's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Muc 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. Prospero Muc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Maravilla's Prospero Muc got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Nemesio Damario got a free kick in the 55th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Prospero Muc. That made the score 0-7 after 57 minutes of play. Prospero Muc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Maravilla's Prospero Muc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Maravilla from getting a goal against them. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tiburcio Domiku kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After having played for 72 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Sancho did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-9 to the left of a surprised Prospero Muc 73 minutes into the match. Prospero Muc was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felix Montenegro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 77 minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of Maravilla's Prospero Muc. Prospero Muc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute, Luis Andino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Prospero Muc. The goal made the score 0-12. Paulo Arnau's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Arnau helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Arnau to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the game, Luis Andino recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Prospero Muc. Luis Andino showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-13. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Agustín Saelices took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Prospero Muc. Prospero Muc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-14.