Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pompiliu Pamfil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Ivan Popete was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Ivan Popete to make any attempt to save it. In the 15th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. The supporters of Ecuador booed when PamantDeFlori was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Umanzor didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Pompiliu Pamfil came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Mircea Siteavu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 21 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivan Popete, 4-0. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by PamantDeFlori's Marin Covrig. But to his dismay, Marin Covrig quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by PamantDeFlori'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. 31 minutes into the match, PamantDeFlori's goalkeeper Ivan Popete had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ivan Popete came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 5-1 in the 35th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Ivan Popete tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Ivan Popete didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Ivan Popete made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marin Covrig to make the kick off. Ivan Popete didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Montenegro went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Ivan Popete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by PamantDeFlori'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that PamantDeFlori's Ivan Popete managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, PamantDeFlori's Sorin Floricel got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. PamantDeFlori's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mircea Siteavu in the 67th minute. The corner ended in Mircea Siteavu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. The supporters of PamantDeFlori booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Popete saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Popete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 78th minute of play. A well done corner resulted in Felix Montenegro drilling the ball in to score 7-1 behind PamantDeFlori's goalkeeper. Ivan Popete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 84th minute of play. Marin Covrig did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 7-2 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 91 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Popete having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ecuador fully deserved thier win.