Challenge

Tupuruco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paz Palacios took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Siro Jolis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 11th minute of the match. Linterna verde were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aurelio Cisneros took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Aurelio Cisneros got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tirso Durango struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linterna verde. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Siro Jolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Linterna verde's goalkeeper Siro Jolis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Linterna verde's Tirso Durango came free and shot a quick shot against goal 33 minutes in the game, fortunately Julio Vera had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Siro Jolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play. Siro Jolis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelio Cisneros. Jimeno Piquero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Linterna verde defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Siro Jolis. The Linterna verde fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Siro Jolis should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tirso Durango, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Linterna verde getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Tomasz Nienajadlo hit a great ball. Agustín Saelices could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Siro Jolis made a huge save. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paz Palacios, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Piquero, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cezary Lewandowski in the 59th minute of the match. Siro Jolis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, Linterna verde's Jimeno Piquero got a free kick in the 68th minute. Linterna verde's Eate Urguia was substituted for Cezary Lewandowski. A collision led to Linterna verde getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Jimeno Piquero hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Piquero in the 72nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Jimeno Piquero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jimeno Piquero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eate Urguia, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eate Urguia, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eate Urguia, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Piquero in the 81st minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Piquero, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Aldri Wenas hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The Linterna verde support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.