Challenge

Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luciano Gipuzkoa started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albino Nofre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dieguito Maradona hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 14 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. During the 15th minute of the match Dieguito Maradona completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dieguito Maradona a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Talleres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dieguito Maradona didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Andino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albino Nofre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luciano Gipuzkoa hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Albino Nofre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albino Nofre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albino Nofre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute. Alejo Jerardo tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Albino Nofre. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 26th minute. Albino Nofre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Albino Nofre in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodrigo Villagra kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Luis Andino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albino Nofre was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Albino Nofre in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Talleres's Albino Nofre got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Talleres's Lucio Ermengol got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Luciano Gipuzkoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th 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: 0-3. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Talleres's Albino Nofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 94th minute of play forced Talleres's goalkeeper Albino Nofre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Talleres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Gipuzkoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Talleres throughout the match.