Challenge

El Templo Funebrero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in chacarita juniors's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adriano Pappalardo came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mauro Llorienzo kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Adriano Pappalardo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Deng Wei Lin sent off a good shot on target. Luis Andino took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adriano Pappalardo. Adriano Pappalardo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. It was a well-played corner which Felix Montenegro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 20 minutes into the match, Deng Wei Lin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deng Wei Lin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Adriano Pappalardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 27th minute of the match. Agustín Saelices recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 32 minutes into the match, chacarita juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Adriano Pappalardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Pappalardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play. Osvaldo Ospin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 37th minute Osvaldo Ospin 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deng Wei Lin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Adriano Pappalardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Deng Wei Lin came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Osvaldo Ospin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Deng Wei Lin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Osvaldo Ospin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 52nd minute Mauro Llorienzo 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. chacarita juniors were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arkhip Ilyin took the corner. The corner led chacarita juniors's Arkhip Ilyin to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, chacarita juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Adriano Pappalardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Adriano Pappalardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute of the game, Osvaldo Ospin landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Camilo Gisbert fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Camilo Gisbert a yellow card for diving instead. chacarita juniors's Kacper Trochowski was substituted for Osvaldo Ospin. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ecuador! Amadeo Lizbeth kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deng Wei Lin, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Kacper Trochowski'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 70th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 76th minute of play forced chacarita juniors's goalkeeper Adriano Pappalardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Wei Lin in the 77th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Kacper Trochowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Kacper Trochowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Pappalardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Luis Andino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Adriano Pappalardo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind chacarita juniors's goalkeeper Adriano Pappalardo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 87th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Pappalardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute of the match Mauro Llorienzo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Arkhip Ilyin charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arkhip Ilyin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd minute, Arkhip Ilyin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of chacarita juniors booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 96 minutes, Deng Wei Lin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. chacarita juniors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Deng Wei Lin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.