Challenge

Calentaderos
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Januário Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felipe Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felipe Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of play forced Atletico Nacional FC's goalkeeper Felipe Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atletico Nacional FC's Felipe Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 24th minute. Tạ 张飞乐 kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Felipe Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felipe Varela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernad Albino went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Montenegro scored 1-2 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felipe Varela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Januário Monteiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 74th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Atletico Nacional FC'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. After 82 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felipe Varela was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Felipe Varela in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 94th minute of play forced Atletico Nacional FC's goalkeeper Felipe Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador played a much better game than Atletico Nacional FC and deserved their victory. The Atletico Nacional FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.