Challenge

Estadio Efrén-Ipurúa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anacleto Guillerme kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Marcelino Oxarra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 minutes Eibar 09-12-18'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. A nice corner shot did that Luis Andino got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Esteban Dimo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 6th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Esteban Dimo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Esteban Dimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Eibar 09-12-18's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eibar 09-12-18's goalkeeper Esteban Dimo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Dimo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 19th minute of play forced Eibar 09-12-18's goalkeeper Esteban Dimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Eibar 09-12-18's 高义帆 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 1-0 after 22 minutes of play. In the 24th minute, Ecuador's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after 高义帆 fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by 高义帆 in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when 高义帆 came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esteban Dimo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Boğaçhan Arıkhan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 2-1 in the 36 minute of play. Antonio Arias was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 40 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Sancho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Esteban Dimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 52nd minute of the match. Esteban Dimo 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 59th minute. After 64 played minutes Eibar 09-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Mario Flores. Eibar 09-12-18's Alfred Velez was substituted for 高义帆. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Eibar 09-12-18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Flores didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Esteban Dimo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anacleto Guillerme in the 69th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eibar 09-12-18's Anacleto Guillerme got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 74th minute of play forced Eibar 09-12-18's goalkeeper Esteban Dimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eibar 09-12-18's Esteban Dimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 75th minute of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Esteban Dimo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After having played for 91 minutes, Anacleto Guillerme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eibar 09-12-18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anacleto Guillerme 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Velez in the 92nd minute of play. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Eibar 09-12-18 were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.