Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ludwig Bergqvist went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Epifanio Gabrio in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Epifanio Gabrio in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Epifanio Gabrio made a huge save. 26 minutes into the match, Penuel Football Club's goalkeeper Epifanio Gabrio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 28th 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 29th minute of the match Penuel Football Club got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Amato ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ludwig Bergqvist got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Lizer Cordal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Penuel Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Lizer Cordal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lizer Cordal, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Lizer Cordal 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 0-2. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Epifanio Gabrio made a huge save. Pastor Gilesindo kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute of the match, Luis Andino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Epifanio Gabrio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Penuel Football Club'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. The corner ended in Felix Montes almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Penuel Football Club's Epifanio Gabrio did a great save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lizer Cordal made a kick off. Epifanio Gabrio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 59th minute of the match. Epifanio Gabrio 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 63rd minute. 72 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lizer Cordal. Epifanio Gabrio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Penuel Football Club made a substitution. Mitxaut Resco replaced Ludwig Bergqvist. Penuel Football Club's Papo Repiso was substituted for Pastor Gilesindo. In the 84th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Epifanio Gabrio. Penuel Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After some careless play in the Penuel Football Club defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Epifanio Gabrio. The Penuel Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Epifanio Gabrio should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.