Challenge

Arturo Umberto Illia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jacobo Chepe got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Pergamino's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Bonano came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Bonano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deportivo Pergamino made a substitution. Carolo Jerardo replaced Jacobo Chepe. Kang Li received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Carolo Jerardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 19th minute Carolo Jerardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deportivo Pergamino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Albino Jeraldo in the 25th minute. The corner ended in Albino Jeraldo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Roberto Bonano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Deportivo Pergamino fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Deportivo Pergamino's Carolo Jerardo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Carolo Jerardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carolo Jerardo in the 45th 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. The supporters of Deportivo Pergamino booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Luis Andino got a free kick in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Carolo Jerardo notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Roberto Bonano was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carolo Jerardo in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Deportivo Pergamino were awarded a corner. Albino Jeraldo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Deportivo Pergamino's Albino Jeraldo to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Roberto Bonano made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Roberto Bonano was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 61 minute of play. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Pergamino's Kang Li. But to his dismay, Kang Li quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Cristian Sancho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nunez Oroitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 83rd minute of play forced Deportivo Pergamino's goalkeeper Roberto Bonano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Baltasar Santio came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deportivo Pergamino's Roberto Bonano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Pergamino from getting a goal against them. Roberto Bonano came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. When Anthony Tiberio fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Pergamino's protests and gave Anthony Tiberio a yellow card for diving instead. Roberto Bonano had in the 95thth minute some difficulties stopping Daniel Zorita's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Felix Montenegro hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, Deportivo Pergamino could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.