Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alba FC's Davide Conte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Davide Conte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. With 11 minutes on the clock, Florian Stumpo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Alba FC:s Davide Conte showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Zorita:s penalty. 17 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Davide Conte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Davide Conte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Davide Conte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of play. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Davide Conte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Federico Di Iorio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alba FC!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Donato Amatori to strike the kick off in the second half. Davide Conte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 57th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Alba FC's Donato Amatori shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 64 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Amatori in the 67th minute of play. With a little luck, Alba FC's Davide Conte got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Davide Conte was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 75th 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. A hard shot 78 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Davide Conte managed to make a qualified save. Alba FC's players were relieved. 78 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Davide Conte. 86 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Davide Conte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.