Challenge

Altunama
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ariel Jesus took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sven Hake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven Hake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Pau Crespo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 9th match minute, LosPibardos F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ceandro Delgado to maneuver through the defense. Ariel Jesus received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Ariel Jesus slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute Lonnie Crow 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. In the 18th minute LosPibardos F.C were awarded a corner. Anfilogino Cirone went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Pau Crespo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sven Hake tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felip Nafría hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when LosPibardos F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvise Ferraresi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Ariel Jesus sent off a good shot on target. LosPibardos F.C's Sven Hake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LosPibardos F.C's Emesto Quintana got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, LosPibardos F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Sven Hake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Ariel Jesus 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Pol Roca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LosPibardos F.C and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Pol Roca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Agustín Saelices dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sven Hake, 3-1. In the 64th minute Lonnie Crow 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. Emesto Quintana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After 74 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Galeno Chico in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven Hake was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 80 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Sven Hake in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sven Hake made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. In the 85th minute Galeno Chico 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. 85 minutes into the match, Galeno Chico notched a goal, 5-2, 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Sven Hake in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Pau Crespo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The LosPibardos F.C support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.