Challenge

JUAN DOMINGO PERON
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Anthon Mellbad elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fan Qi Bin in the 6th minute of the match. Sultan-Mehmet De Paula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of play forced Pancha Futbol Club's goalkeeper Gilbert Cieliczka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pancha Futbol Club'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. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Pancha Futbol Club'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 Felix Montes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anthon Mellbad in the 22nd minute. Gilbert Cieliczka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. Sultan-Mehmet De Paula could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After having played for 30 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Fan Qi Bin sent off a good shot on target. Pancha Futbol Club were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Primitivo Godoy took the corner. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthon Mellbad in the 35th minute of the match. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Fan Qi Bin tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anthon Mellbad to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anthon Mellbad in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Pancha Futbol Club's Maximo Gartzi was substituted for Anthon Mellbad. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fan Qi Bin in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Primitivo Godoy was slow to take the kick. During this time Pancha Futbol Club's players had a chance to rest. Maximo Gartzi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gilbert Cieliczka came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 82nd minute. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Gilbert Cieliczka in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan-Mehmet De Paula in the 89th minute of play. Fan Qi Bin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Pancha Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Clodio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilbert Cieliczka. That made the score 2-2 in the 95 minute of play. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.