Challenge

Coloso de Avellaneda
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 4 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. Leonid Polovkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Polovkov in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, La gloriosa Acade's Patricio Seme got a free kick in the 14th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joost Kindermans having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of play forced La gloriosa Acade's goalkeeper Joost Kindermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joost Kindermans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 30th minute of the match. Agustín Saelices sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Cristian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Seme came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Leonid Polovkov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leonid Polovkov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonid Polovkov's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Vicente Bertran took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 51st minute. 3-2 became the score in the 52nd minute when Leonid Polovkov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joost Kindermans narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 57th minute of play forced La gloriosa Acade's goalkeeper Joost Kindermans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. La gloriosa Acade'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. Leonid Polovkov'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. Leonid Polovkov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ecuador booed when La gloriosa Acade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Polovkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Joost Kindermans was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 63rd minute, Eleuterio Bela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd 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. Joost Kindermans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 74th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Joost Kindermans could save by the left post. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Bertran, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, La gloriosa Acade's goalkeeper Joost Kindermans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th 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. Joost Kindermans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Agustín Saelices was extremely unlucky when he, in the 81st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 83rd minute, La gloriosa Acade's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Seme in the 85th minute of play.