Challenge

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Huchro, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Amadeo Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 de Diciembre's Amadeo Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play. Amadeo Carrizo 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 15th minute. In the 15th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amadeo Carrizo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 9 de Diciembre's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Angel Osasun in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amadeo Carrizo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 9 de Diciembre's Amadeo Carrizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of play forced 9 de Diciembre's goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomasz Huchro in the 33rd minute. Amadeo Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomasz Huchro in the 42nd minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Huchro, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The 9 de Diciembre players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Camilo Gisbert made in the 54th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Juan Sebastián Puig however managed to control. After 57 minutes of play, 9 de Diciembre's Tomasz Huchro made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Amadeo Carrizo to make any attempt to save it. Amadeo Carrizo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 65th minute. A collision led to 9 de Diciembre getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Angel Osasun hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Amadeo Carrizo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 67 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho lined in a short shot 2-4 behind a frustrated Amadeo Carrizo. 70 minutes into the match, 9 de Diciembre's goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 71st minute Tomasz Huchro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 72nd minute of play forced 9 de Diciembre's goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. After having played for 90 minutes, Amado Lider managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 9 de Diciembre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amado Lider was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind 9 de Diciembre's goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The 9 de Diciembre fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.