Challenge

Estadio Ariel
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th match minute, Carhue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petre Zărnescu to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angel Xacintu was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Angel Xacintu. Carhue's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Angel Xacintu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brent-Jan Kindermans. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Anibal Diaz fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carhue's protests and gave Anibal Diaz a yellow card for diving instead. Anibal Diaz kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Brent-Jan Kindermans 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 Brent-Jan Kindermans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brent-Jan Kindermans got free with Julio Vera in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brent-Jan Kindermans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brent-Jan Kindermans, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brent-Jan Kindermans in the 42nd minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Brent-Jan Kindermans tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xu Wei got free with Julio Vera in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brent-Jan Kindermans in the 54th minute of play. When Xu Wei came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Carhue 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 Xu Wei couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brent-Jan Kindermans in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 62 minutes into the match, Carhue's Brent-Jan Kindermans sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Wei in the 65th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brent-Jan Kindermans in the 73rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Xu Wei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Xu Wei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Xu Wei made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. 88 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Angel Xacintu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brent-Jan Kindermans in the 94th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador played a much better game than Carhue and deserved their victory. The Carhue players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.