Challenge

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lisandro Nuñez got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Lisandro Nuñez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 9th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Ecuador's Agustín Saelices getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Lisandro Nuñez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, SAN LORENZO FC's Léon Valin got a free kick in the 21st minute. Dario Astigar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 24th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes SAN LORENZO FC got a freekick which was hit by Lisandro Nuñez. Dario Astigar 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 30th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Nuñez in the 36th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after SAN LORENZO FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Nuñez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shao Zhen Xiao who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Shao Zhen Xiao almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. In the 45th minute, Lisandro Nuñez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Lv Tian Yuan hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After 55 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dario Astigar was left in no man's land by his defense there! 59 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dario Astigar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Shao Zhen Xiao hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, SAN LORENZO FC's Lisandro Nuñez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Nuñez in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SAN LORENZO FC's Ciriaco Cordarrell was substituted for Lisandro Nuñez. SAN LORENZO FC's Isaias Rosario was substituted for Allan Blom. In the 76th minute, Ciriaco Cordarrell made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, SAN LORENZO FC's Lv Tian Yuan got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th 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. In the 87th minute SAN LORENZO FC were awarded a corner. Shao Zhen Xiao went to the cornerflag to take it. Dario Astigar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 90th minute. The supporters of SAN LORENZO FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.