Challenge

Altunama
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ariel Jesuss short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Emesto Quintana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of play forced LosPibardos F.C's goalkeeper Sven Hake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the LosPibardos F.C defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven Hake. The LosPibardos F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven Hake should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as LosPibardos F.C's Pau Crespo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 1-1 after 16 minutes of play. Ariel Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 22nd minute of play forced LosPibardos F.C's goalkeeper Sven Hake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Felix Montenegro 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: 1-2. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ariel Jesus in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lonnie Crow in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in LosPibardos F.C's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven Hake 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. 35 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Sven Hake was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pau Crespo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Jesus in the 42nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. 47 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sven Hake. LosPibardos F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The LosPibardos F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 1-4.

After a defensive mix-up in LosPibardos F.C's zone, Felix Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven Hake came out of the goal and Felix Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LosPibardos F.C made a substitution. Efrain Nahia replaced Felip Nafría. Sven Hake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. LosPibardos F.C made a substitution. Galeno Chico replaced Ariel Jesus. The supporters of LosPibardos F.C booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efrain Nahia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Galeno Chico came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of LosPibardos F.C booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pau Crespo in the 71st minute of the match. If Pau Crespo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lonnie Crow, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Sven Hake in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Lonnie Crow left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LosPibardos F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Cristian Sancho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Sven Hake skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Galeno Chico in the 88th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in LosPibardos F.C's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven Hake 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when LosPibardos F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emesto Quintana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pau Crespo, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than LosPibardos F.C throughout the match.