Challenge

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo José Campidelis got the match started through his kick off. When Ecuador's Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 4th minute, Luis Andino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play forced Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudinei Esteves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. A sloppy throw-in by Luis Andino in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Litoral EC - CIMZ's Marcelinho Massa. 13 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Claudinei Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Claudinei Esteves in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Claudinei Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Sebastián Puig in the 15th minute of play. Claudinei Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play. Claudinei Esteves 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. Agustín Saelices took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudinei Esteves. Claudinei Esteves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 0-4 became the score in the 21st minute when Daniel Zorita elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Felix Montes 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Litoral EC - CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho Massa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinei Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Claudinei Esteves. Litoral EC - CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudinei Esteves. Claudinei Esteves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. 34 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Claudinei Esteves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 37th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinei Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Andino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudinei Esteves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Claudinei Esteves. Litoral EC - CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Claudinei Esteves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. Claudinei Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 47th minute of play. The Litoral EC - CIMZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-9.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Agustín Saelices recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Litoral EC - CIMZ getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Marcelinho Massa hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Claudinei Esteves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustín Saelices in the 57th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Claudinei Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-12, to the right of Litoral EC - CIMZ's Claudinei Esteves. Claudinei Esteves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Claudinei Esteves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 75th minute. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Litoral EC - CIMZ's Claudinei Esteves did a great save. Claudinei Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Arias in the 76th minute of play. Claudinei Esteves stood somewhat misplaced when Antonio Arias came free in front of goal and shot 0-13 to the left of him in the 76 minute. Claudinei Esteves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-14 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Litoral EC - CIMZ defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudinei Esteves. The Litoral EC - CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudinei Esteves should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 0-17 without a chance for Claudinei Esteves to make any attempt to save it. Claudinei Esteves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 96th minute. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Litoral EC - CIMZ throughout the match.