Challenge

Stade Vélodrome
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th 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. Raymond Foubert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raymond Foubert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Agustín Saelices sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert. Raymond Foubert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 27 minutes, Song Peng Xi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Salonais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Song Peng Xi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Song Peng Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Raymond Foubert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Song Peng Xi came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olympique Salonais were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ma Chao Yong took the corner. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 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 Hector Etxepare to make the kick off. Raymond Foubert made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. After 54 minutes Olympique Salonais's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Raymond Foubert made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Raymond Foubert made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Olympique Salonais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tang Xi Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raymond Foubert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 63rd minute. Olympique Salonais's Hilario Chale was substituted for Hector Etxepare. 71 minutes into the match, Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. In the 75th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Raymond Foubert was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 77th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Foubert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tang Xi Zhen kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Raymond Foubert acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 78th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Daniel Zorita. In the 86th minute, Hilario Chale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.