Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. After having played for 4 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. With a little luck, AC Collins's Donato Foddis got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Borgatello, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mel Önen in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Pisarczyk in the 14th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AC Collins's Donato Foddis got control of the ball when Luis Andino tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. AC Collins's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Donato Foddis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mel Önen's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Foddis having to interfere. In the 28th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 33rd minute of play. Mel Önen scored 0-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Foddis having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mel Önen in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Christian Borgatello charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Borgatello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Christian Borgatello got a free kick in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mel Önen made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Foddis having to interfere. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when AC Collins's Pekko Rino fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 65 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pekko Rino. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pekko Rino in the 66th minute of the match. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when AC Collins's Zygmunt Pisarczyk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 70 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Frank Di Toma who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Frank Di Toma got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 73 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donato Foddis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Donato Foddis 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 76th minute. Donato Foddis came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pekko Rino, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute of the match, Edinho do Nascimento got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When AC Collins's Zygmunt Pisarczyk in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. 93 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of AC Collins's Donato Foddis. Donato Foddis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Donato Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 96th minute of play. Ecuador walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.