Challenge

Soliera
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play forced Soliera's goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soliera's Jeremías Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of play. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gürcan Okuyan in the 16th 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. Jeremías Ledesma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play. Luis Andino might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremías Ledesma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Andino ran back to his position shaking his head. Jeremías Ledesma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Sandrinho Vasconcelos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After having played for 28 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeremías Ledesma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Gürcan Okuyan in the 34th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 37th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremías Ledesma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 45th minute. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Soliera's Jeremías Ledesma did a great save. 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 49th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gürcan Okuyan was the one to do the kick off. Jeremías Ledesma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Andino in the 55th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürcan Okuyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A collision led to Soliera getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Camilo Silviano hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 60th minute. If Sandrinho Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute Gürcan Okuyan 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. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Jeremías Ledesma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Soliera's Gürcan Okuyan got a free kick in the 69th minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gürcan Okuyan's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. 78 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gürcan Okuyan came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on Soliera's corner Oliver Esbjörnsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürcan Okuyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. If Anfilogino Bianchini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 87th minute of play forced Soliera's goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anfilogino Bianchini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 96 in the game by Felix Montenegro from a close distance when the talented Jeremías Ledesma managed to make a qualified save. Soliera's players were relieved.