Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 7th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Alba FC defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Davide Conte. The Alba FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Davide Conte should have stopped the shot. In the 14th 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. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 20th minute. Andrea Iannotti 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 Davide Conte. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-3 in the 20th minute. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Davide Conte having to make a save. After 23 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Davide Conte was left in no man's land by his defense there! Federico Di Iorio in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 29 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 32nd minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Cino came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrea Banana during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andrea Banana hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th 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. The Alba FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-4.

Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Davide Conte made a huge save. In the 60th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Davide Conte in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience cheered loudly when Daniel Zorita's long shot in the 60th minute became 0-5 when the ball went to the left of and passed Davide Conte. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davide Conte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 73rd minute. After 75 minutes Alba FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Ecuador's Cristian Sancho getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A hard shot 80 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Davide Conte managed to make a qualified save. Alba FC's players were relieved. Davide Conte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Donato Amatori 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. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Di Iorio in the 87th minute of the match. Alba FC's Davide Conte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Alba FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Alex Marzulli got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Alba FC.