Challenge

Nova Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Piero Quispe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Maurilio Duque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Maurilio Duque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurilio Duque was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Maurilio Duque came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Favila Villaren hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 32nd minute of play forced Nova Soccer's goalkeeper Maurilio Duque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Nova Soccer's Arrigo Dorigatti got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Piero Quispe sent off a good shot on target. Nova Soccer's Maurilio Duque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Nova Soccer's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Felix Montes made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Nova Soccer's Maurilio Duque managed to reach the ball for a save. Maurilio Duque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of the match. Luis Andino made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Nova Soccer's Maurilio Duque managed to reach the ball for a save. After 43 minutes, Daniel Zorita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Nova Soccer players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. After 44 minutes, Edinson Flores mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nova Soccer and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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. In the 52nd 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. Marco Olea hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Maurilio Duque made a huge save. Marco Olea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maurilio Duque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 70th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Maurilio Duque to make any attempt to save it. Donat Collier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Nova Soccer getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Arrigo Dorigatti hit a great ball. Agustín Saelices came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Maurilio Duque could save by the left post. The audience was convinced that Piero Quispe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Nova Soccer's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. With a little luck, Nova Soccer's Maurilio Duque got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.