Challenge

DREAN TEAM
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, 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. Jonathan Diaz's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Diaz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to DREAN TEAM getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jonathan Diaz hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felipe Posam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of the match. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 15th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. 19 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiso Villela. Tiso Villela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Villarreal, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, DREAN TEAM's Jonathan Diaz got a free kick in the 28th minute. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felipe Posam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. After 34 minutes, Andrés Ramírez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DREAN TEAM and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of DREAN TEAM:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. DREAN TEAM:s Felipe Posam showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Zorita:s penalty. A collision led to DREAN TEAM getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ivan Villarreal hit a great ball. Felipe Posam didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 43 minutes into the match, DREAN TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Felipe Posam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho scored 0-3 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felipe Posam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiso Villela made a kick off. Felipe Posam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of DREAN TEAM booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Roberto Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Felipe Posam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After a rather tough play, DREAN TEAM's Jonathan Diaz got a free kick in the 70th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Villarreal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Silva came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the DREAN TEAM defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felipe Posam. The DREAN TEAM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felipe Posam should have stopped the shot. Felipe Posam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 81st minute. After 82 played minutes DREAN TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Sobenis. DREAN TEAM's Felipe Posam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 91 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of DREAN TEAM's Felipe Posam. Felipe Posam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in DREAN TEAM's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felipe Posam came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than DREAN TEAM.