Challenge

Hipódromo tenebroso
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bonifacio Matxin was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the match, Caballo Negro's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Bonifacio Matxin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caballo Negro's Bonifacio Matxin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 17th minute of play. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bonifacio Matxin 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 21st minute. In the 22nd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig to fire away a dangerous shot which Bonifacio Matxin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Caballo Negro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Caballo Negro's goalie and right to Agustín Saelices. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Caballo Negro's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a defensive mix-up in Caballo Negro's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bonifacio Matxin came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 28 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artur Van Caels. Bonifacio Matxin 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 30th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Caballo Negro's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bonifacio Matxin came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Julio Firme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Van Caels, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 51st minute. Adélio Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bonifacio Matxin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 58th minute, Artur Van Caels made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Bonifacio Matxin made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. 63 minutes into the match, Caballo Negro's goalkeeper Bonifacio Matxin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 64thth minute of the game Artur Van Caels who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Van Caels in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. In the 72nd minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bonifacio Matxin. Bonifacio Matxin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Van Caels in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Llorienzo during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Abel Llorienzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Di Kang Ying hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Van Caels in the 94th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Van Caels, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Caballo Negro.