Challenge

Estadio Doña Beija
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Indiana Jones 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. Higinio Aguilera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Higinio Aguilera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Higinio Aguilera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Higinio Aguilera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Higinio Aguilera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 21 played minutes Los Hijos de Doña Beija got a freekick which was hit by Feliciano Haritzeder. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 23rd 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Higinio Aguilera 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 25th minute. Indiana Jones could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Indiana Jones in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Aguilera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jyrki Sillanpää came free with the goalkeeper in the 39th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. 46 minutes into the match, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Higinio Aguilera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jyrki Sillanpää's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 49th minute of the game.

Los Hijos de Doña Beija made a substitution. Demy Ottens replaced Jyrki Sillanpää. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Fábio Rocha made a kick off. When Demy Ottens came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Los Hijos de Doña Beija 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 Demy Ottens couldn't finish the play. In the 58th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Luís Fábio Rocha 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. Demy Ottens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fábio Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Fábio Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Demy Ottens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 minutes, Felix Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Los Hijos de Doña Beija players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of Ecuador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Los Hijos de Doña Beija:s goal. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Luís Fábio Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Abelardo Domenec fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Hijos de Doña Beija's protests and gave Abelardo Domenec a yellow card for diving instead. Abelardo Domenec hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fábio Rocha in the 100th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.