Challenge

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Espiridion got the match started through his kick off. After 8 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio Librado was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Antonio Cordara hit a great ball. After 22 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Astor Garaona. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Librado having to interfere. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Epifanio Hartz hit a great ball. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Claudio Librado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th 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: 0-2. After 36 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Claudio Librado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Antonio Cordara got his second yellow card in the match during the 45th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th 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. Claudio Librado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Astor Garaona during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Astor Garaona kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudio Librado having to make a save. 69 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudio Librado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Librado having to interfere. Guns And Roses's Claudio Librado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Guns And Roses from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. 81 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Claudio Librado. Daniel Zorita showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Agustín Saelices took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Claudio Librado to make any attempt to save it. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in Guns And Roses's zone, Luis Andino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio Librado came out of the goal and Luis Andino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Arnas to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Librado having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Guns And Roses fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Ecuador a penalty, 97 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Daniel Zorita, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Guns And Roses's Claudio Librado. 0-7. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Guns And Roses.