Challenge

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Francis came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute Elpidio Francis 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. Arnaldo Gabon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 34th minute of play. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 36th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of the match. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Francis came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Branislav Velchevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Arnaldo Gabon hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA made a substitution. Aristides Asteri replaced Arnaldo Gabon. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA made a substitution. André Monclús replaced Elpidio Francis. André Monclús's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Branislav Velchevski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Monclús in the 69th minute of play. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Primitivo Andino made in the 85th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Luis Andino however managed to control. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Monclús in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Dalmu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Aristides Asteri hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.