Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Phillip Glerum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 11th minute of play forced Saco FC's goalkeeper Phillip Glerum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Saco FC's goalie and right to Juan Sebastián Puig. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Saco FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Alzamendi in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Alzamendi in the 17th minute of play. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Phillip Glerum skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 22nd minute. When Saco FC's Antonio Alzamendi in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Phillip Glerum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Alzamendi came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phillip Glerum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter-Jan De Brouwer in the 43rd minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Alzamendi in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Chris Dhaussy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 played minutes Saco FC got a freekick which was hit by Peter-Jan De Brouwer. In the 61st minute, Xinaro Iranzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Alzamendi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Phillip Glerum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 73 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 75th minute of play forced Saco FC's goalkeeper Phillip Glerum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 minutes of play, Saco FC's Antonio Alzamendi made it 0-2 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! In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chris Dhaussy was slow to take the kick. During this time Saco FC's players had a chance to rest. Chris Dhaussy made a great header on Saco FC's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 92nd minute. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Peter-Jan De Brouwer got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Antonio Alzamendi took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Saco FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Ecuador's much stronger midfield.