Challenge

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, club⚽ID⚽400547's Diego Armando Maradona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. club⚽ID⚽400547's Peter-Stefan Schmeichel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. Alfred Nikodemski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Armando Maradona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Armando Maradona got free with Julio Vera in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 18 minutes, Cristian Sancho made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. club⚽ID⚽400547's Peter-Stefan Schmeichel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. club⚽ID⚽400547's Diego Armando Maradona got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Peter-Stefan Schmeichel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Armando Maradona got free with Julio Vera in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match club⚽ID⚽400547 got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xabi Alonso ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to club⚽ID⚽400547's Diego Armando Maradona getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The long shot by Boguslaw Hajduk in the 41st minute really tested Julio Vera's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to club⚽ID⚽400547 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Xabi Alonso hit a great ball. Peter-Stefan Schmeichel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

In the 54th minute of the game Camilo Gisbert made a throw-in which Cristian Sancho played forward. In the 55th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 58 minutes into the match, club⚽ID⚽400547's goalkeeper Peter-Stefan Schmeichel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agustín Saelices. The supporters of Ecuador booed when club⚽ID⚽400547 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Rzeszutek didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Diego Armando Maradona notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter-Stefan Schmeichel having to interfere. club⚽ID⚽400547's Juliusz Cezar was substituted for Edgar Rzeszutek. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. When club⚽ID⚽400547's Diego Armando Maradona in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th minute, Diego Armando Maradona made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Armando Maradona in the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, club⚽ID⚽400547's Tolek Bielatowicz got a free kick in the 90th minute.