Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Augusto Ellande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Santo Rumaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Augusto Ellande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jan-Ivar Nordmo came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Mercedes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jan-Ivar Nordmo couldn't finish the play. Augusto Ellande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Ellande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Ellande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of the match. Anier Mon hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After 26 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. Cristian Sancho scored 0-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Ellande, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Anier Mon'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 41st minute of play.

Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Rumaldo in the 52nd minute of the match. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Augusto Ellande to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Augusto Ellande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita was extremely unlucky when he, in the 65th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Morais in the 70th 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. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Ellande having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 76th minute of play forced Mercedes's goalkeeper Augusto Ellande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Morais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanni Carioca hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Abar in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes, Anier Mon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mercedes and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 95 played minutes Mercedes got a freekick which was hit by Anier Mon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Morais in the 97th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mercedes.