Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind ENZO FC's goalkeeper Christian Jeraldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simone Grossi in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christian Jeraldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Modestio in the 13th minute of play. ENZO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucio Aureo in the 14th minute. After taking down the ball on ENZO FC's corner Lucio Aureo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by ENZO FC's Leonides Osmundo. But to his dismay, Leonides Osmundo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in ENZO FC's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Jeraldo came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Modestio in the 24th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustín Saelices could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Christian Jeraldo made a huge save. Christian Jeraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christian Jeraldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ENZO FC were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lucio Aureo took the corner. After taking down the ball on ENZO FC's corner Lucio Aureo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ENZO FC's Christian Jeraldo. Christian Jeraldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Christian Jeraldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonides Osmundo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 47th minute of the match ENZO FC got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lucio Aureo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lucio Aureo made a great header on ENZO FC's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by ENZO FC'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. Christian Jeraldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simone Grossi in the 61st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonides Osmundo got free with Julio Vera in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simone Grossi's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Christian Jeraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 66th minute of the match. Christian Jeraldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christian Jeraldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ENZO FC made a substitution. Leonardo Nisio replaced Federico Modestio. Leonides Osmundo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. In the 81st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Jeraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Cristian Sancho 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: 2-1. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 83 minutes into the match, ENZO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Christian Jeraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Christian Jeraldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christian Jeraldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 87th minute of play. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Christian Jeraldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Cristian Sancho scored 3-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christian Jeraldo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ecuador's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.