Challenge

MI ESTADIO
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Rosario Cabrera sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind MI EQUIPO's goalkeeper Franco Verdeja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of play forced MI EQUIPO's goalkeeper Franco Verdeja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind MI EQUIPO's goalkeeper Franco Verdeja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced MI EQUIPO's goalkeeper Franco Verdeja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olivar Coya kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by MI EQUIPO'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. Ecuador's Felix Montes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Franco Verdeja in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play forced MI EQUIPO's goalkeeper Franco Verdeja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes MI EQUIPO'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. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Franco Verdeja quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Verdeja having to interfere. Franco Verdeja 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 32nd minute. Franco Verdeja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Sebastián Puig in the 34th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after MI EQUIPO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Antonio Arias got a free kick in the 36th minute. The audience was convinced that Nerio Leal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rosario Cabrera to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Camilo Gisbert notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of MI EQUIPO's Franco Verdeja. Franco Verdeja was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Franco Verdeja firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Verdeja having to interfere. Daniel Zorita in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Franco Verdeja, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosario Cabrera in the 73rd minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind MI EQUIPO's goalkeeper Franco Verdeja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of MI EQUIPO booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosario Cabrera, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 83rd minute, Rosario Cabrera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MI EQUIPO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. With a little luck, MI EQUIPO's Franco Verdeja got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 94th 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. The MI EQUIPO support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.