Challenge

Stadio Flaminio
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. 3 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christian Felice narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Christian Felice made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Christian Felice despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luis Andino in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christian Felice saved Atletico Roma from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 7th minute of play forced Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Christian Felice to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Felice 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 9th minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico Roma's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Christian Felice quite easily take care of the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo Colella in the 11th minute of play. Liu Nan hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Christian Felice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute of the match Atletico Roma got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antonello Coco ran over to the corner to take the kick. Antonello Coco made a great header on Atletico Roma's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Christian Felice 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 33rd minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Christian Felice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Felice. Christian Felice dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Christian Felice 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 39th minute. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christian Felice quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Atletico Roma's Christian Felice played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 41st minute of play. Daniel Zorita scored 0-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christian Felice, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 47th minute Luigi Di Maio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Atletico Roma's Amerigo Loreto was substituted for Luigi Di Maio. The wind increased when Amerigo Loreto made the kick off in the second half. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Felice having to interfere. A collision led to Atletico Roma getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Edmondo Colella hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Roma's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Felice came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Christian Felice had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 64th play minute Luis Andino came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Christian Felice. 0-4. In the 69th minute Augusto Bottone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Felice was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felix Montenegro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 72 minute of play. Atletico Roma made a substitution. Jeronimo Barreiro replaced Antonello Coco. Atletico Roma's Beppe Ricciuti was substituted for Ettore Della Francesca. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Christian Felice came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 76th minute. Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juan Sebastián Puig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Christian Felice made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 87th minute of play forced Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Christian Felice to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico Roma's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Christian Felice in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 89 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert. 90 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo Loreto came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Federico Vida made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.