Challenge

Shea
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Tomás Esiquio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After 7 played minutes The Cavern Club got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Lehior. Ovidio Lehior charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidio Lehior the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to The Cavern Club getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Ovidio Lehior hit a great ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. Tomás Esiquio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of the match. Julio Vera stood somewhat misplaced when Eustaquio Palban came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 21 minute. Eustaquio Palban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eustaquio Palban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 31 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Felix Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Esiquio was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The attack was good, but when Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 41st match minute, The Cavern Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Larpe to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Marcial Baraquiel 47 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eustaquio Palban made a kick off. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Tomás Esiquio made a huge save. In the 60th minute, Ovidio Lehior hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomás Esiquio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Tomás Esiquio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Ecuador booed when The Cavern Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisito Gaueko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tomás Esiquio could save by the left post. In the 72nd minute, Cristian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tomás Esiquio. The goal made the score 3-3. In the 75th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. With a little luck, The Cavern Club's Tomás Esiquio got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomás Esiquio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Agustín Saelices ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Esiquio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. In the 85th minute, Felix Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Esiquio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. The Cavern Club's Tomás Esiquio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Cavern Club throughout the match.