Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Beila Abaunza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Beila Abaunza. Valhalla F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 19 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Beila Abaunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Piorno Llera in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Piorno Llera sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. Beila Abaunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valhalla F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. 27 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Beila Abaunza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beila Abaunza was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Beila Abaunza however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Valhalla F.C.'s Generosb Arrate got a free kick in the 30th minute. Beila Abaunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Piorno Llera in the 37th minute of the match. Rioja Estebanez hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Beila Abaunza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Beila Abaunza came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Piorno Llera was the one to do the kick off. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 52nd minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Beila Abaunza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th match minute, Valhalla F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siro Fauria to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 56th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Beila Abaunza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st minute, Generosb Arrate hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Beila Abaunza 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 62nd minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Valhalla F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Lagarejos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 70th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Beila Abaunza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Beila Abaunza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Beila Abaunza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. A collision led to Valhalla F.C. getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Miguel Lagarejos hit a great ball.