Challenge

Picarcaqui Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Shen Chen Xi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Shen Chen Xi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salbatore Adelsdorfer 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 12th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon María Guisado, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Salbatore Adelsdorfer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Lirayén's goalkeeper Salbatore Adelsdorfer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 17 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Salbatore Adelsdorfer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 24 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Romano Bautista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Lirayén's supporters rose to their feet, but Romano Bautista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Shen Chen Xi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salbatore Adelsdorfer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 33rd minute of play. Salbatore Adelsdorfer 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 34th minute. In the 35th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salbatore Adelsdorfer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Shen Chen Xi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Deportivo Lirayén's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Salbatore Adelsdorfer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romano Bautista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ramon María Guisado made a kick off. Salbatore Adelsdorfer 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. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramon María Guisado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salbatore Adelsdorfer having to interfere. Deportivo Lirayén made a substitution. Paulino Naranjo replaced Ramon María Guisado. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romano Bautista in the 74th minute of play. In the 74th minute, Romano Bautista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Lirayén fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute Romano Bautista 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. Salbatore Adelsdorfer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 87th minute of play. If Paulino Naranjo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Salbatore Adelsdorfer was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Deportivo Lirayén fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.