Challenge

Santa Rosa Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andres D'Alessandro took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inácio Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dinamo Colorado'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. The corner led Ecuador's Cristian Sancho to fire away a dangerous shot which Inácio Marquez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ruben Paz hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Inácio Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes Dinamo Colorado'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. In the 24th minute, Felix Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Inácio Marquez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dinamo Colorado's goalkeeper Inácio Marquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Inácio Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inácio Marquez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafa Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th 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: 0-2. A collision led to Dinamo Colorado getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Júlio Pontes hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Inácio Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th 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: 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Inácio Marquez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Inácio Marquez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. 56 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Inácio Marquez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Inácio Marquez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 59th minute. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Inácio Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. 61 minutes in the game, Daniel Zorita fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Inácio Marquez having to interfere. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Inácio Marquez having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tarcisio Mesquita during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Dinamo Colorado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarcisio Mesquita to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Dinamo Colorado's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Inácio Marquez 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. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 65th 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. 68 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Dinamo Colorado's Inácio Marquez. Inácio Marquez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 71 minutes, Fernando Pinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dinamo Colorado and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ecuador made a substitution. Max Alvarado replaced Juan Sebastián Puig. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Inácio Marquez firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 77th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Dinamo Colorado'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. Ecuador's Felix Montes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Inácio Marquez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 79th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Dinamo Colorado'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. The corner led Ecuador's Felix Montes to fire away a dangerous shot which Inácio Marquez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dinamo Colorado's Wilian Alagoano was substituted for Fernando Pinho. Wilian Alagoano hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Inácio Marquez made a huge save. Dinamo Colorado's Inácio Marquez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Dinamo Colorado from getting a goal against them. Inácio Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Daniel Zorita sped through Dinamo Colorado's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Inácio Marquez.