Challenge

Stadio Casalotto
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Casalotto FC's goalkeeper Aldo Imperatore, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amador Beltxe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Louis Palma took the ball and in the 17 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 1-0. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Aldo Imperatore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 28th minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Louis Palma tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petre Omescu during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Casalotto FC's Petre Omescu got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Dennis Arcari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Casalotto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dennis Arcari 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. In the 38th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Casalotto FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Sorin Buciu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Imperatore breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Casalotto FC's Amador Beltxe got a free kick in the 45th minute. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aldo Imperatore. Casalotto FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Louis Palma stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Dennis Arcari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Casalotto FC's goalkeeper Aldo Imperatore, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Louis Palma kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Aldo Imperatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Aldo Imperatore made a huge save. In the 70th minute of the match, Luis Andino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aldo Imperatore saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 72 played minutes Casalotto FC got a freekick which was hit by Petre Omescu. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Casalotto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Șerban Emilianu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dennis Arcari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Palma, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Palma in the 82nd minute of the match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Louis Palma's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. When Cristian Sancho fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Cristian Sancho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute of the match Daniele Daniele sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Imperatore having to interfere. After 95 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aldo Imperatore was left in no man's land by his defense there!