Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steve Hyuga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Paolo Pereyra made a huge save. 9 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Steve Hyuga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Steve Hyuga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paolo Pereyra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 22nd minute of play forced ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Hyuga in the 24th minute of play. When Steve Hyuga came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the ManagerZone Academy 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 Steve Hyuga couldn't finish the play. ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Academy from getting a goal against them. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve Hyuga in the 32nd minute of play. After 34 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feliciano Mitxel who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Amancio Ricart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Amancio Ricart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Paolo Pereyra to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 40th minute of play forced ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Paolo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Hyuga in the 43rd minute of play. Luis Andino struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Paolo Pereyra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Steve Hyuga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Eloy Alvarez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ManagerZone Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 53rd minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Steve Hyuga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Camilo Gisbert kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 60th minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Kaan 董卓 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ManagerZone Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 65th minute, Eloy Alvarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute of the match Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paolo Pereyra skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to ManagerZone Academy getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Steve Hyuga hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paolo Pereyra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paolo Pereyra came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. A collision led to ManagerZone Academy getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Kaan 董卓 hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ecuador had played much better football throughout.