Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Desiderio Kellenberger's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Abel Reyes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Criston in the 13th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Felix Montenegro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Abel Reyes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Andino went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliseo Cresenciano kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Abel Reyes however easily saved by the left post. Abel Reyes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s Serafin Criston sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Denis Karmel took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Abel Reyes came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 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. Abel Reyes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 39th minute of the match. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Abel Reyes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 44th minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Serafin Criston to make the kick off. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. Abel Reyes 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 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Eliseo Cresenciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Reyes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to C.A.P.J. getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Genaro Domenec hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 56th minute of play forced C.A.P.J.'s goalkeeper Abel Reyes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of C.A.P.J.'s Abel Reyes. Abel Reyes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 60th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abel Reyes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Reyes having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Abel Reyes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Karmel. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abel Reyes. Abel Reyes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. C.A.P.J.'s Abel Reyes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 82nd minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Liu Feng Jing tried to sneak it across the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Agustín Saelices was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.P.J. the free kick. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in C.A.P.J.'s zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Reyes came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Reyes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94thth minute of the game Serafin Criston who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee ended the match the Ecuador players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.