Challenge

Arturo Umberto Illia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Egun in the 7th minute of play. Cesar Egun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Deportivo Pergamino made a substitution. Carolo Jerardo replaced Jacobo Chepe. Carolo Jerardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Carolo Jerardo sent off a good shot on target. When Deportivo Pergamino's Carolo Jerardo in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 23rd 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. After 25 minutes of play, Deportivo Pergamino's Carolo Jerardo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play forced Deportivo Pergamino's goalkeeper Roberto Bonano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Deportivo Pergamino's Carolo Jerardo in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Cesar Egun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kang Li in the 39th minute of play. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 1-1. Roberto Bonano 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 48th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carolo Jerardo made a kick off. Carolo Jerardo kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Carolo Jerardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kang Li in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Carolo Jerardo came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Bonano having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Egun in the 63rd minute of play. Deportivo Pergamino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Albino Jeraldo in the 64th minute. It was a well-played corner which Nunez Oroitz managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The Deportivo Pergamino fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Deportivo Pergamino's Carolo Jerardo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Deportivo Pergamino's Baltasar Santio was substituted for Kang Li. In the 84th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Bonano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carolo Jerardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Roberto Bonano made a huge save. Deportivo Pergamino's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.