Challenge

Estadio Pucholandia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Józef Mlynarczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 11th minute of play. When Deportivo Pucho's Claudio-Paul Caniggia in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Östen Stor kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Pucho's Prudentio Trespuentes got a free kick in the 17th minute. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Józef Mlynarczyk. Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cristian Sancho charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Sancho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Östen Stor's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio-Paul Caniggia, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's Östen Stor sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Józef Mlynarczyk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Deportivo Pucho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Östen Stor didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 40 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio-Paul Caniggia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilfredo Thomas kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Deportivo Pucho made a substitution. Ahmet Nasir Nesefi replaced Claudio-Paul Caniggia. After 50 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Romulo Brun who took care of the corner kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Nasir Nesefi was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Józef Mlynarczyk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Camilo Gisbert kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Arnulfo Marko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustín Saelices got free with Józef Mlynarczyk in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. 73 minutes into the match, Ahmet Nasir Nesefi 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 Ahmet Nasir Nesefi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 76th minute Ahmet Nasir Nesefi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deportivo Pucho's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Romulo Brun in the 85th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Östen Stor in the 86th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Östen Stor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Ahmet Nasir Nesefi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Ahmet Nasir Nesefi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Deportivo Pucho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Tolino didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ecuador players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Deportivo Pucho.