Challenge

Estadio Urbano
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Danilo Sugoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Danilo Sugoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Sugoi having to interfere. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Melchor Pueblo sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, Anastasio Bingen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of play forced Galrazaya's goalkeeper Danilo Sugoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Endira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danilo Sugoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Galrazaya's Danilo Sugoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Galrazaya's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomero Orland in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galrazaya's goalkeeper Danilo Sugoi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Zorita during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Melchor Pueblo to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Melchor Pueblo sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. 58 minutes into the game, Melchor Pueblo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melchor Pueblo in the 61st minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Sugoi having to interfere. When Galrazaya's Melchor Pueblo in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Pueblo in the 69th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo Sugoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 70th minute of play. 4-2 became the score in the 71st minute when Melchor Pueblo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Galrazaya made a substitution. Jose Pelayo replaced Melchor Pueblo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Danilo Sugoi in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Galrazaya's Danilo Sugoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Galrazaya from getting a goal against them. Danilo Sugoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Alejandro Martínez struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galrazaya. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Endira in the 93rd minute of the match. Danilo Sugoi 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 94th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ecuador players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Galrazaya.