Challenge

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ibon Toraño showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ibon Toraño saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes, Gumaro Mirafuentes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Marabino and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Real Marabino's Gumaro Mirafuentes got a free kick in the 9th minute. Babe Ruth kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Ibon Toraño didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 19th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ibon Toraño saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 24 minutes Real Marabino's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Felix Montes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ibon Toraño quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ibon Toraño was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arixo Aponte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ibon Toraño took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Marabino's Ibon Toraño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play. After having played for 41 minutes, Bobby Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Marabino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bobby Abreu 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 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bobby Abreu to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Porquera, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 55 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ibon Toraño, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bobby Abreu in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Marabino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arixo Aponte in the 59th minute. After 63 played minutes Real Marabino got a freekick which was hit by Kinsen Aguinagalde. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ibon Toraño narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Real Marabino's Ekain Porlier was substituted for Mambru Fontoya. Real Marabino's Bastian Errarte was substituted for Martin Porquera. Real Marabino's Bautista Govantes was substituted for Arixo Aponte. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Marabino's goalkeeper Ibon Toraño, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Real Marabino's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ibon Toraño 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. Ibon Toraño made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 88th minute. In the 95th minute Real Marabino were awarded a corner. Blas Arrazola went to the cornerflag to take it. The Real Marabino fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.