Challenge

Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. Saba Kont might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saba Kont ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Loco Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, El Globo Tiene Aguante FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Loco Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loco Buffon having to interfere. Loco Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of the match. Saba Kont might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saba Kont ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saba Kont in the 14th minute of the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, El Globo Tiene Aguante FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Loco Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saba Kont in the 25th 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 Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of play forced El Globo Tiene Aguante FC's goalkeeper Loco Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th 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. 32 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saba Kont. Loco Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute Saba Kont 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saba Kont stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. El Globo Tiene Aguante FC's Loco Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save El Globo Tiene Aguante FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 58th minute of play forced El Globo Tiene Aguante FC's goalkeeper Loco Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arseniy Sergeev in the 75th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Saba Kont managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Globo Tiene Aguante FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saba Kont was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.