Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Haroldo Weather started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Fernando Geraets managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pannekoeken's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Geraets was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Weather in the 6th minute of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute Haroldo Weather 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 Haroldo Weather 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of play forced Pannekoeken's goalkeeper Elbert Haar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Weather, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. With a little luck, Pannekoeken's Elbert Haar got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Haroldo Weather might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Haroldo Weather ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Weather, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Primitivo Andino got a throw-in 32 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Felix Montenegro. In the 34th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elbert Haar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montenegro made in the 37th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Pannekoeken's Adam Kock. 38 minutes into the match, Pannekoeken's Haroldo Weather sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 39 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Andino. In the 42nd minute, Haroldo Weather 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Elbert Haar in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute of the match, Haroldo Weather tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Haroldo Weather blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Weather in the 70th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Weather in the 77th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Haroldo Weather dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Vera, 0-3. After having played for 95 minutes, Haroldo Weather managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pannekoeken's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haroldo Weather was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Haroldo Weather had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Ecuador manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Pannekoeken to win.