Challenge

Gala Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sedef Mehmet kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. Bertha Prasadha came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 9th match minute, Gala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sedef Mehmet to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bertha Prasadha. Gala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Bertha Prasadha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute. The corner led Ecuador's Agustín Saelices to fire away a dangerous shot which Bertha Prasadha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 32 minutes, I Gusti Wibowo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gala and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd minute, I Gusti Wibowo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Zulkarnaen Rusandi kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. Bertha Prasadha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. When Zulkarnaen Rusandi fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gala's protests and gave Zulkarnaen Rusandi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gala getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Zulkarnaen Rusandi hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bertha Prasadha. Bertha Prasadha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Jajang Sianipar hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The supporters of Gala booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of play forced Gala's goalkeeper Bertha Prasadha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gala getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Zulkarnaen Rusandi hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Bertha Prasadha however easily saved by the left post. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bertha Prasadha having to interfere. Agustín Saelices scored 0-7 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bertha Prasadha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. If Aldri Wenas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Gala defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bertha Prasadha. The Gala fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bertha Prasadha should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the match, Gala's goalkeeper Bertha Prasadha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gala.