Challenge

El Cilindro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Enzo Copetti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th match minute, Furia Albiceleste was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florentino Urdaspal to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Furia Albiceleste's Ivan Pillud got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 12th minute of play forced Furia Albiceleste's goalkeeper 郑阳洋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Luis Andino made a precise shot to the right of 郑阳洋. Furia Albiceleste's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Enzo Copetti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Enzo Copetti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enzo Copetti received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Enzo Copetti slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leon Silvanito in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 28th minute of play forced Furia Albiceleste's goalkeeper 郑阳洋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Furia Albiceleste's Aaron Raulo got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Furia Albiceleste's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but 郑阳洋 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 郑阳洋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Cristian Sancho suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Florentino Urdaspal'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. Florentino Urdaspal helped the player get up and apologised. Ecuador's Diego Mancebo was substituted for Cristian Sancho. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Furia Albiceleste was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Urdaspal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Furia Albiceleste's 郑阳洋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 46th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Leopoldo Otsando managed to get in a good position for a shot. Furia Albiceleste's supporters rose to their feet, but Leopoldo Otsando was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Ecuador were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Furia Albiceleste's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郑阳洋 came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leon Silvanito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Diego Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 62nd minute Leopoldo Otsando 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. After 64 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cássio de Alcântara who took care of the corner kick. In the 64th minute, one of Ecuador:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ecuador. In the 66th minute there was a penalty for Furia Albiceleste. Cássio de Alcântara stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julio Vera. 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with 郑阳洋 in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ernesto Acher fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Furia Albiceleste's protests and gave Ernesto Acher a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Furia Albiceleste was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Acher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Furia Albiceleste made a substitution. Denis Ascencio replaced Enzo Copetti. Furia Albiceleste's Arnaud Billen was substituted for Silvio Marquez. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Furia Albiceleste was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Acher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 郑阳洋 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with 郑阳洋 in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 郑阳洋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Mancebo in the 89th minute of the match. 郑阳洋 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Denis Ascencio notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Leopoldo Otsando managed to get in a good position for a shot. Furia Albiceleste's supporters rose to their feet, but Leopoldo Otsando was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Furia Albiceleste support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.