Challenge

Estadio del Rio
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Machado Santianes got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Sueiro got free with Julio Vera in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yin Cheng Han was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. After 13 played minutes Independiente del Río got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Baldaliso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 18th minute of play forced Independiente del Río's goalkeeper Yin Cheng Han to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yin Cheng Han. Yin Cheng Han dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The supporters of Independiente del Río booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yin Cheng Han saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montenegro took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yin Cheng Han. Yin Cheng Han dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yin Cheng Han having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 41st minute of play forced Independiente del Río's goalkeeper Yin Cheng Han to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michael Ayon hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Felix Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the game, Machado Santianes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Independiente del Río's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Machado Santianes hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Yin Cheng Han in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yin Cheng Han made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 56th minute. With a little luck, Independiente del Río's Yin Cheng Han got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Independiente del Río's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Yin Cheng Han showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 61st minute of the match. Fabian Baldaliso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Independiente del Río's goalkeeper Yin Cheng Han had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. 66 minutes into the match, Independiente del Río's goalkeeper Yin Cheng Han had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 70 minutes into the match, Independiente del Río's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Yin Cheng Han reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yin Cheng Han breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Independiente del Río was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halil Benlioğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Independiente del Río booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.