Challenge

UGNINIAI Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of play forced FC UGNINIAI's goalkeeper Ildefonso Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ildefonso Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Ildefonso Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC UGNINIAI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Ildefonso Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 19 minutes into the match, FC UGNINIAI's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ildefonso Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC UGNINIAI's Ildefonso Niguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play. Ildefonso Niguel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 24thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC UGNINIAI's Ildefonso Niguel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ildefonso Niguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 27th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andi Carlsen in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rodion Tsernienko charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodion Tsernienko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC UGNINIAI getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rodion Tsernienko hit a great ball. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC UGNINIAI's goalie prevented a goal. Ildefonso Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andi Carlsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 44th minute of play forced FC UGNINIAI's goalkeeper Ildefonso Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andi Carlsen to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, FC UGNINIAI's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Ildefonso Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Paulo José Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ildefonso Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 55th minute of play. Daniel Zorita scored 1-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ildefonso Niguel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita came free and shot a quick shot against goal 61 minutes in the game, fortunately Ildefonso Niguel had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Ildefonso Niguel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustín Saelices got free with Ildefonso Niguel in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Buczak in the 66th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominykas Aurila, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Ildefonso Niguel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 75th minute. Ildefonso Niguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 77th minute of the match. FC UGNINIAI's Ildefonso Niguel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save FC UGNINIAI from getting a goal against them. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andi Carlsen in the 86th minute of play. Rodion Tsernienko hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ildefonso Niguel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The FC UGNINIAI fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.