Challenge

Mattoncini Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Alessandro Coscia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casette fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Bianco Desiderio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Casette'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Agustín Saelices heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessandro Coscia in the 23rd minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achille Toccaceli in the 25th minute of play. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 27 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bianco Desiderio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Di Falco in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32ndth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Casette's Bianco Desiderio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alex Brunelli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bianco Desiderio having to interfere. Casette's Bianco Desiderio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, Casette was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ercole Scandella to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, Casette's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Bianco Desiderio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Casette's goalkeeper Bianco Desiderio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute of the match, Alessandro Coscia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 44th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Desiderio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Casette's Beppe Bomba got a free kick in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Coscia in the 50th minute of play. After 53 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Andino. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Achille Toccaceli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Casette's supporters rose to their feet, but Achille Toccaceli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 63 minutes into the match, Casette's goalkeeper Bianco Desiderio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Casette's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Bianco Desiderio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bianco Desiderio made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Bianco Desiderio to make any attempt to save it. 79 minutes into the match, Alessandro Coscia 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 Alessandro Coscia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Bianco Desiderio made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Andino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bianco Desiderio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 90th minute of play forced Casette's goalkeeper Bianco Desiderio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 91st minute. 94 minutes into the game, Luis Andino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Bianco Desiderio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.