Challenge

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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind La Naranja Mecánica's goalkeeper Otto Smitt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of La Naranja Mecánica's Otto Smitt. Otto Smitt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Montenegro in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Otto Smitt saved La Naranja Mecánica from getting behind. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. La Naranja Mecánica's Otto Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Otto Smitt saved La Naranja Mecánica from getting behind. Otto Smitt 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 25th minute. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 29th minute, Sakis Mathioudakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to La Naranja Mecánica getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Gonzalo Morales hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Morales in the 33rd minute of the match. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Otto Smitt having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of play forced La Naranja Mecánica's goalkeeper Otto Smitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th match minute, La Naranja Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Platini to maneuver through the defense. Otto Smitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 47th minute of play. The La Naranja Mecánica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonzalo Morales stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Morales came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Morales, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Gonzalo Morales notched a goal, 1-2, 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. 60 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecánica's goalkeeper Otto Smitt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Otto Smitt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Michel Platini came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the La Naranja Mecánica 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 Michel Platini couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gonzalo Morales in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. When Cristo Iraunkor fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Naranja Mecánica's protests and gave Cristo Iraunkor a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, La Naranja Mecánica's Cristo Iraunkor got a free kick in the 76th minute. 83 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 92 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecánica's Gonzalo Morales sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Otto Smitt managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing La Naranja Mecánica to leave the ground with a draw.