Challenge

Estadio TAXISTAS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Najarro got the match started through his kick off. Rodolfo Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 2nd minute of the match. Adolfo Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artemio Javiero hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cristian Sancho sped through Tacheros OFF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodolfo Anaya. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattin Solbeida in the 14th minute of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Matias Iztal sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Rodolfo Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Felix Montenegro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya did a great save. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Felix Montenegro sped through Tacheros OFF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodolfo Anaya. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Tacheros OFF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 37thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Agustín Saelices lost his temper 40 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Sancho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Rodolfo Anaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Najarro in the 58th minute of play. If Mattin Solbeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Felix Montenegro 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. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Tacheros OFF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Tacheros OFF:s Rodolfo Anaya showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Zorita:s penalty. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Rodolfo Anaya made a huge save. In the 86th minute, Ecuador's Luis Andino ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rodolfo Anaya. Rodolfo Anaya yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Rodolfo Anaya in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The long shot by Daniel Zorita in the 97th minute really tested Rodolfo Anaya'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. The Tacheros OFF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.