Challenge

Estadio La Scaloneta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gilberto Izel got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Gilberto Izel 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. La Scaloneta were furious when Vinícius Junior was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 8th minute, one of La Scaloneta: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 La Scaloneta. La Scaloneta:s Franco Moscatelli showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Zorita:s penalty. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Franco Moscatelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the La Scaloneta defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Moscatelli. The La Scaloneta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Moscatelli should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Polat Aranda got a free kick in the 19th minute. Franco Moscatelli 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 21st minute. Franco Moscatelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Franco Moscatelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Rozarius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Moscatelli having to interfere. In the 44th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Moscatelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

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. In the 56th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Felix Montes made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that La Scaloneta's Franco Moscatelli managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 62nd minute, Luca Messi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Polat Aranda made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Rozarius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Messi in the 82nd minute of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Franco Moscatelli made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Franco Moscatelli. The goal made the score 1-3. Franco Moscatelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Luis Andino got a free kick in the 87th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Enrique Rozarius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Enrique Rozarius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Franco Moscatelli made a huge save. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Rozarius in the 92nd minute of the match. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.