Challenge

Estadio Galaxy
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 3 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's Ernesto Tab sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 5 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Roch Roman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roch Roman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Tab in the 7th minute of play. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Ernesto Tab kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Galácticos del Pueblo's Roch Roman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Tab's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 16th minute, Efrain Ferman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernesto Tab. If Ernesto Tab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roch Roman 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 22nd minute. Ernesto Tab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Roch Roman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 29th minute of the game was made by Camilo Gisbert with Luis Andino as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Roch Roman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ernesto Tab sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's Ernesto Tab sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Tab in the 44th minute of play. Roch Roman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 48th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Roch Roman in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Galácticos del Pueblo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. If Ernesto Tab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Galácticos del Pueblo's Liam Bray was substituted for Ernesto Tab. Galácticos del Pueblo's Timoteo Roldanillo was substituted for Caner Bahçıvan. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Liam Bray's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Liam Bray fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Roch Roman firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Liam Bray in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Liam Bray put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Liam Bray's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Liam Bray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Liam Bray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Galácticos del Pueblo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ecuador had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.