Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Jean-Christophe Grenard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Olympique Salonais's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raymond Foubert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th minute Song Peng Xi 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. After 22 minutes Olympique Salonais's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert managed to reach the ball for a save. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raymond Foubert. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raymond Foubert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Raymond Foubert. Olympique Salonais's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Luis Andino came up free with the goalie in the 37th 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 Luis Andino couldn't finish the play. Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Olympique Salonais from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olympique Salonais'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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Raymond Foubert in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Daniel Zorita put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Raymond Foubert. Song Peng Xi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute Hector Etxepare 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Etxepare in the 76th minute of play. Song Peng Xi made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 79thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Julio Vera would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Foubert having to interfere. Olympique Salonais made a substitution. Hilario Chale replaced Hector Etxepare.