Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Francisco Ferreros started the match with the kick off. Urritz Berberana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of the match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Ferreros's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After 9 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rodolfo Toraya who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on PACIFIC FC's corner Xurdin Jado fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Serrano in the 13th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Francisco Ferreros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Urritz Berberana made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Ferreros in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes into the match, PACIFIC FC's goalkeeper Urritz Berberana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 27 minutes into the match, PACIFIC FC's Xefe Azpeitia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Ferreros in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anibal Serrano charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anibal Serrano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, PACIFIC FC's Anibal Serrano got a free kick in the 29th minute. 35 minutes into the match, Moises Villalcazar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moises Villalcazar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 40 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Ferreros came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anibal Serrano hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Urritz Berberana made a huge save. After 45 played minutes PACIFIC FC got a freekick which was hit by Anibal Serrano. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Villalcazar got free with Julio Vera in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Moises Villalcazar scored 0-3 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urritz Berberana saved PACIFIC FC from getting behind. 70 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Villalcazar. When Francisco Ferreros came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the PACIFIC FC 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 Francisco Ferreros couldn't finish the play. PACIFIC FC made a substitution. Teofil Miodek replaced Anibal Serrano. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Ferreros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PACIFIC FC's Urritz Berberana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 77th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as PACIFIC FC's Xefe Azpeitia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 0-4 after 83 minutes of play. PACIFIC FC's Francisco Ferreros got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xefe Azpeitia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Ferreros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chants of PACIFIC FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Ecuador had held the ball for most of the match.