Challenge

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Cecilio Tristan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Cecilio Tristan sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cecilio Tristan got free with Julio Vera in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Enol in the 17th minute of the match. After 23 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Enol in the 34th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Orlando Gatti 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 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cecilio Tristan to make the kick off. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cecilio Tristan's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Cristian Sancho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 57th playminute. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 59th minute of play. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Abuba Akotonon FC from getting a goal against them. Vânderson Barbosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Orlando Gatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Tristan came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 81st minute of the match. Hugo Orlando Gatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 82nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Hugo Orlando Gatti in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 87 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Abuba Akotonon FC.