Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Chepe in the 3rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Chepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 7th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Deportivo Pergamino'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. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roberto Bonano quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Chepe in the 8th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roberto Bonano 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 13th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacobo Chepe in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jacobo Chepe came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Roberto Bonano to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Carolo Jerardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Deportivo Pergamino's Roberto Bonano got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Pergamino's Valmir Starova got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carolo Jerardo to strike the kick off in the second half. Carolo Jerardo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nunez Oroitz got free with Julio Vera in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 64th minute, Carolo Jerardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Kang Li had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Santio in the 71st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltasar Santio in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 78th minute of play forced Deportivo Pergamino's goalkeeper Roberto Bonano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Egun in the 80th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carolo Jerardo got free with Julio Vera in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Jeraldo in the 91st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Deportivo Pergamino's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.