Challenge

Madison Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ernesto Emmanuel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, 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 Benito Naldo in the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Madison's goalkeeper Ernesto Emmanuel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Naldo in the 14th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Emmanuel having to interfere. Benito Naldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Madison's Alejo Marcones got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 23rd match minute, Madison was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henri Ladva to maneuver through the defense. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 28th 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 Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernesto Emmanuel having to make a save. In the 33rd minute, Alejo Marcones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernesto Emmanuel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of play forced Madison's goalkeeper Ernesto Emmanuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Emmanuel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Ás Ronaldo 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 Ás Ronaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Naldo in the 47th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ás Ronaldo was the one to do the kick off. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ernesto Emmanuel firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 53 played minutes Madison got a freekick which was hit by Mete Gol. Madison made a substitution. Cristos Ponce replaced Omar Osasun. Primitivo Andino got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cristian Sancho. 63 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ás Ronaldo came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th match minute, Madison was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Lesardo to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig pulled a muscle in his back after 72 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Benito Naldo fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Madison's protests and gave Benito Naldo a yellow card for diving instead. Ecuador made a substitution. Max Alvarado replaced Juan Sebastián Puig. Ernesto Emmanuel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Max Alvarado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Madison'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. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ernesto Emmanuel quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ás Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. Benito Naldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Madison's Henri Ladva managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Primitivo Andino in the 86 minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.