Challenge

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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. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Morais came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mercedes were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anier Mon took the corner. After 13 minutes of play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Augusto Ellande was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Abar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Mercedes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Mon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augusto Ellande prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Mercedes's Manuel Morais fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mercedes's Augusto Ellande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Mercedes's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Augusto Ellande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mercedes's Augusto Ellande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of play. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mercedes's Augusto Ellande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mercedes'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. The corner led Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig to a score. 1-2 in the 41st minute. Manuel Moraiss short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Mercedes getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Alvaro Abar hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Alvaro Abar made the kick off in the second half. Mercedes's Augusto Ellande proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Mercedes from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Abar in the 64th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Ellande made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Mercedes's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Ellande came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mercedes made a substitution. Honorato Kauldi replaced Albino Feliu. Mercedes made a substitution. Genaro Azibar replaced Melquiades Chinto. With a little luck, Mercedes's Augusto Ellande got control of the ball when Agustín Saelices tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Morais came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Morais kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Ivar Nordmo in the 83rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute Anier Mon 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. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Mercedes's Anier Mon broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Ivar Nordmo in the 95th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Jan-Ivar Nordmo in the 95th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Mercedes throughout the match.