Challenge

Stadio Avenza
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Polito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Emiliano Polito 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 4th minute. Adriano Bianchini hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emiliano Polito having to make a save. Duri come il marmo's Alberigo Addari got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Emiliano Polito 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 15th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Addari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emiliano Polito 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 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of play forced Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Emiliano Polito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Duri come il marmo getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Fabiano Natale hit a great ball. Emiliano Polito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emilio Rizzo to strike the kick off in the second half. Ludvig Rudkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Duri come il marmo's zone, Felix Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Polito came out of the goal and Felix Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Rizzo in the 54th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Polito made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Duri come il marmo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Juan Sebastián Puig heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 60th minute, Alberigo Addari made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Duri come il marmo made a substitution. Flavio Lattanzio replaced Fabiano Natale. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Rizzo's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Emiliano Polito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Duri come il marmo made a substitution. Carter Romanese replaced Corrado Contestabile. Duri come il marmo's Cristoforo Di Loreto was substituted for Mary Cau. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Duri come il marmo's Emiliano Polito. Emiliano Polito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Rizzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Felix Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Emiliano Polito firmly grabbed it by the left post. The corner ended in Agustín Saelices almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Duri come il marmo's Emiliano Polito did a great save. After 82 minutes Duri come il marmo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. 84 minutes into the match, Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Emiliano Polito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Emiliano Polito in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Rizzo's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The Duri come il marmo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.