Challenge

Pedro Olguin Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 12 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abelado Masson who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enmanuel Escerza in the 15th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qi Guo Yue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Torreoncito getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Elodio Faine hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enmanuel Escerza got free with Julio Vera in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the game, Wang Ying Yong was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Torreoncito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 32nd minute, Wang Ying Yong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes Torreoncito got a freekick which was hit by Patryk Bryk. In the 37th match minute, Torreoncito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elodio Faine to maneuver through the defense. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Qi Guo Yue tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Torreoncito's Qi Guo Yue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute of play. Elodio Faine's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elodio Faine helped the player get up and apologised. Primitivo Andino got a throw-in 46 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cristian Sancho. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enmanuel Escerza made a kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elodio Faine in the 52nd minute of play. Cristian Sancho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 63rd playminute. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qi Guo Yue breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elodio Faine took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rufino Narea in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. Torreoncito's Qi Guo Yue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute of play. The Torreoncito fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Torreoncito's Pedro Olguín looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pedro Olguín received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Olguín's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Torreoncito's Pedro Olguín got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Pedro Olguín ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The Torreoncito support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.