Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave De Bartolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Fortunato Montini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustín Saelices in the 4th minute. Fortunato Montini was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave De Bartolo in the 10th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Dave De Bartolo 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 Dave De Bartolo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Hassan Marcou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in GG Team FC's zone, Agustín Saelices stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fortunato Montini came out of the goal and Agustín Saelices tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when GG Team FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Cârstea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave De Bartolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fortunato Montini firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Hassan Marcou sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. When Juan Sebastián Puig fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Juan Sebastián Puig a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of GG Team FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Ecuador players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GG Team FC were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dave De Bartolo was the one to do the kick off. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fortunato Montini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 51st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Hassan Marcou managed to get in a good position for a shot. GG Team FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hassan Marcou 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. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Dave De Bartolo put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. In the 59th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fortunato Montini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GG Team FC's Dennis Man was substituted for Dave De Bartolo. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Hassan Marcou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Ecuador booed when GG Team FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassan Marcou didn't get a good kick on the ball. GG Team FC made a substitution. Maciej Kaznocha replaced Stefan Cârstea. In the 82nd minute, Hassan Marcou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fortunato Montini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Bernardo Scandella kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. 89 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Man came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Scandella's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Dennis Man sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fortunato Montini having to interfere. GG Team FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.