Challenge

Estadio Hacha y Tiza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonides Ledesma started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Pueblo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mario Pueblo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Metapalo FC were furious when Rigoberto Atauri was red carded, 10 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 10 played minutes Metapalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Atauri. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mario Pueblo. Metapalo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mario Pueblo came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Agustín Saelices. But to his dismay, Agustín Saelices quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Primitivo Andino made in the 21st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Felix Montenegro however managed to control. Mario Pueblo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Felix Montenegro made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Metapalo FC's Mario Pueblo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Daniel Zorita scored 0-5 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mario Pueblo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 29 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mario Pueblo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. In the 32nd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Mario Pueblo. Metapalo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. 34 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mario Pueblo. Metapalo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. 38 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mario Pueblo. Metapalo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. Mario Pueblo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-10.

Cristian Sancho scored 0-11 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mario Pueblo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Metapalo FC defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mario Pueblo. The Metapalo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mario Pueblo should have stopped the shot. In the 59th minute, Luis Andino made a precise shot to the right of Mario Pueblo. Metapalo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-13. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 0-14 when Daniel Zorita sped through Metapalo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mario Pueblo. In the 65th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mario Pueblo. Mario Pueblo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-15. With a little luck, Metapalo FC's Mario Pueblo got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Mario Pueblo managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mario Pueblo made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. 77 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's goalkeeper Mario Pueblo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 79 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mario Pueblo. Metapalo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-17. In the 81st play minute Cristian Sancho came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Mario Pueblo. 0-18. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mario Pueblo. That made the score 0-19 after 85 minutes of play. In the 88th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mario Pueblo. Mario Pueblo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-20. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mario Pueblo firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 96th play minute Daniel Zorita came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Mario Pueblo. 0-21.