Challenge

Campeones del Mundo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Roman Iza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rio Gallegos Unidos's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute, Oscar Iyan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Oscar Iyan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rio Gallegos Unidos's goalkeeper Roman Iza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rio Gallegos Unidos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Agustín Saelices drilling the ball in to score 2-1 behind Rio Gallegos Unidos's goalkeeper. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Roman Iza 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 29th minute. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rio Gallegos Unidos's Roman Iza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Rio Gallegos Unidos'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. Cristian Sancho scored 2-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roman Iza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 46 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. After a rather tough play, Rio Gallegos Unidos's Ciriaco Ekialde got a free kick in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oscar Iyan was the one to do the kick off. Roman Iza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 56th minute of play. Roman Iza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 58th minute. Roman Iza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 67th minute of play forced Rio Gallegos Unidos's goalkeeper Roman Iza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Iza having to interfere. Rio Gallegos Unidos's Emilio Nuno was substituted for Ibhya Kharka. In the 74th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Iza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Rio Gallegos Unidos's zone, Felix Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Iza came out of the goal and Felix Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rio Gallegos Unidos's Roman Iza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 78th 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 Emilio Nuno in the 79th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Roman Iza in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Rio Gallegos Unidos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Iyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Iza narrowly saved just below the crossbar.