Challenge

Dr. Nahitantino
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. Nahitantino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Celso Isadore in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Isadore got free with Julio Vera in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 11 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Celso Isadore who took care of the corner kick. Raphael Berger made a great header on Nahitantino's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. 14 minutes into the match, Nahitantino's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Everardo Javiero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nahitantino's Everardo Javiero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Celso Isadore was slow to take the kick. During this time Nahitantino's players had a chance to rest. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso Isadore in the 31st minute. In the 34th 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. In the 35th minute, Heintje Passos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nahitantino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. When Celso Isadore came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Nahitantino 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 Celso Isadore couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Nahitantino getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Yuan Bin hit a great ball. The Nahitantino players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Heintje Passos made the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomir Fudalej, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomir Fudalej in the 51st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Heintje Passos in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. After some careless play in the Nahitantino defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Everardo Javiero. The Nahitantino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Everardo Javiero should have stopped the shot. In the 70th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Nahitantino's Generoso Rivero was substituted for Celso Isadore. 77 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Salvator came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nahitantino were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcelo Erramu took the corner. Marcelo Erramu made a great header on Nahitantino's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Everardo Javiero in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julian Quintana charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julian Quintana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, Marcelo Erramu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radomir Fudalej struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nahitantino. In the 91st minute Esteban Salvator shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Generoso Rivero might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Generoso Rivero ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Salvator, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.