Challenge

Estadio JMCE
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Alexandros Ismael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 11 minutes of play, Ecuador's Luis Andino made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandros Ismael was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacinto Galeno in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. In the 21st minute, Ciro Matai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22ndth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Águilas Poblanas's Alexandros Ismael was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Alexandros Ismael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30thth minute of the game Luis Andino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Águilas Poblanas's Alexandros Ismael was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacinto Galeno in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. When Águilas Poblanas's Eusebio Beltran in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ecuador! Águilas Poblanas's Virgilio Txindoki was substituted for Carlo Ciolli. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacinto Galeno in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Alexandros Ismael made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Galeno in the 61st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Águilas Poblanas's Iker Urti was substituted for Jacinto Galeno. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of Ecuador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Águilas Poblanas:s goal. Ecuador:s Julio Vera showed great skill when he stopped Niklas Pedersson:s penalty. 70 minutes into the match, Iker Urti notched a goal, 1-1, 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. In the 73rd minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Águilas Poblanas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cengiz Canalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Niklas Pedersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Primitivo Andino fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Primitivo Andino a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. In the 79th match minute, Águilas Poblanas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Beltran to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Epifanio Intxixu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iker Urti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eusebio Beltran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.