Challenge

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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 3rd 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. In the 8th minute, Agustín Saelices 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: 0-1. 14 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Antonio Vulcano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonio Vulcano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After 27 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio Vulcano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antonio Vulcano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Trentini in the 34th minute of play. Emiliano Di Loreto charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Di Loreto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Emiliano Di Loreto got a free kick in the 35th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Concetto Tofani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PICCOLE PESTI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Concetto Tofani hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Antonio Arias charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Arias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Julio Vera was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Vincenzo Caputo. Vincenzo Caputo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 45 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Di Loreto. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabio Trentini made a kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vincenzo Caputo in the 51st minute of play. Concetto Tofani hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Antonio Vulcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Vulcano made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Felix Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Antonio Vulcano made a huge save. Daniel Zorita let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 71st minute shot 0-5 at rihgt post. Luis Andino hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Domenico Selvi got a free kick in the 79th minute. PICCOLE PESTI's Concetto Tofani got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Concetto Tofani off the ground. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Concetto Tofani got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonio Vulcano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Antonio Vulcano to make any attempt to save it. Mario Balotelli kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. 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.