Challenge

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Espiridion started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Claudio Librado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Claudio Librado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudio Librado having to make a save. Claudio Librado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of play. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 20 minutes into the game, Jorge Arnas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guns And Roses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 20th minute, Jorge Arnas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play forced Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Claudio Librado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Joel Espiridion tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Guns And Roses's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio Librado came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Claudio Librado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio Librado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 45 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Cordara. The Guns And Roses players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

53 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudio Librado. Guns And Roses's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 56 minutes into the match, Felix Montenegro notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Guns And Roses's Claudio Librado. Claudio Librado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 61st minute, Daniel Zorita 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Claudio Librado in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. At last the ball reached Luis Andino at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Guns And Roses. 0-5. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 68th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Claudio Librado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Claudio Librado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 79th minute of play. Luis Andino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luis Andino was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Claudio Librado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Agustín Saelices showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 88 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Guns And Roses.