Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Asdrubal Prieto kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Zenon Suarez however easily saved by the left post. After 4 minutes Atlético de Sagunto's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. In the 5th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atlético de Sagunto's Zenon Suarez did a great save. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Zenon Suarez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Cristian Sancho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Saverio Avila kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karlo Fuster's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zenon Suarez firmly grabbed it by the left post. Asdrubal Prieto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Zenon Suarez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute. Zenon Suarez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute. Atlético de Sagunto's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Felix Montenegro scored to the left of an out of position Zenon Suarez, making the score, 1-0. Asdrubal Prieto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Zenon Suarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 54th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenon Suarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético de Sagunto's Zenon Suarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Luis Andino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zenon Suarez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 60th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Asdrubal Prieto succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 66th playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Asdrubal Prieto got free with Julio Vera in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Asdrubal Prieto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 73 minute of play. Zenon Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 82nd minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Asdrubal Prieto came free with the goalkeeper in the 89th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. A collision led to Atlético de Sagunto getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Frances Mangas hit a great ball.