Challenge

Micael & Mathias
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in E-xplosión Blue 8k's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roger Miguelez came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julio Vera was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Federico Jaraba capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Federico Jaraba really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 9th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Miguelez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. E-xplosión Blue 8k's Roger Miguelez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Ayala in the 12th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Jaraba got free with Julio Vera in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Federico Jaraba spun around in front of the goal 14 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Ecuador's goal. E-xplosión Blue 8k's Roger Miguelez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play forced E-xplosión Blue 8k's goalkeeper Roger Miguelez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roger Miguelez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 minutes E-xplosión Blue 8k'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. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st match minute, E-xplosión Blue 8k was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Huidobro to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. E-xplosión Blue 8k's Roger Miguelez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play. E-xplosión Blue 8k's Roger Miguelez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play. Federico Jaraba 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. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Federico Jaraba got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 46th match minute, E-xplosión Blue 8k was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Jaraba to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Simon Ayala to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Roger Miguelez however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of play forced E-xplosión Blue 8k's goalkeeper Roger Miguelez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Jaraba in the 70th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Weather Cenzano who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on E-xplosión Blue 8k's corner Weather Cenzano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Federico Jaraba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 78th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. E-xplosión Blue 8k'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. Roger Miguelez made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. Roger Miguelez was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 2-1. Rogerio Villa kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Roger Miguelez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 94th minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when E-xplosión Blue 8k was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan-Carlos Riancho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing E-xplosión Blue 8k to leave the ground with a draw.