Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Romero. 17 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Martinez. In the 26th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. La Scaloneta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to a score. 0-2 in the 26th minute. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dibag Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dibag Martinez. Dibag Martinez 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. Lautaro Martinez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The La Scaloneta players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-3.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Dibag Martinez in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Leandro Paredes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 56th minute of the match La Scaloneta got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leandro Paredes ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lion Messi hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save La Scaloneta from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Martinez in the 67th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Martinez in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Martinez in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Scaloneta made a substitution. Julián Álvarez replaced Lion Messi. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ángel-Fabián Di María, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Scaloneta's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Cristian Sancho 77 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. When Leandro Paredes came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the La Scaloneta 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 Leandro Paredes couldn't finish the play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Dibag Martinez made a huge save. After 90 minutes, Camilo Gisbert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the La Scaloneta players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Camilo Gisbert got a free kick in the 91st minute. 95 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Julián Álvarez came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute, Lautaro Martinez made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.