Challenge

Ramón Aguilera
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dantel Abadie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie did a great save. 7 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dantel Abadie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cristian Sancho scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dantel Abadie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dantel Abadie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Felix Montes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 21st minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dantel Abadie was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Dantel Abadie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 25th minute of play. Dantel Abadie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play forced Lamento Boliviano's goalkeeper Dantel Abadie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tibalt Abadia during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lamento Boliviano's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dantel Abadie 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. Dantel Abadie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Lamento Boliviano getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Jose Abel hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the game, Estevao Abadie was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lamento Boliviano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After 46 minutes, Daniel Zorita made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

After a defensive mix-up in Lamento Boliviano's zone, Juan Sebastián Puig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dantel Abadie came out of the goal and Juan Sebastián Puig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Dantel Abadie made a huge save. Lamento Boliviano's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Cristian Sancho scored to the left of an out of position Dantel Abadie, making the score, 0-5. After having played for 63 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 64th minute of play. Dantel Abadie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 65th minute. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie did a great save. After some careless play in the Lamento Boliviano defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dantel Abadie. The Lamento Boliviano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dantel Abadie should have stopped the shot. Montel Abeita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lamento Boliviano's zone, Felix Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dantel Abadie came out of the goal and Felix Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 80 minutes Lamento Boliviano'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Dantel Abadie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandro Aballe in the 85th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Lamento Boliviano's goalkeeper Dantel Abadie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After a rather tough play, Lamento Boliviano's Tibalt Abadia got a free kick in the 95th minute. With a little luck, Lamento Boliviano's Dantel Abadie got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.