Challenge

El Gran Marito
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) River Gold's Bartlomiej Lichniak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rodolfo Cordarius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. João Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Bartlomiej Lichniak fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Julio Vera, passed just outside the right post. In the 35th minute, Bartlomiej Lichniak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River Gold fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 42 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Bartlomiej Lichniak came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After 43 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. Bartlomiej Lichniak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

River Gold's Felipe Clemencin was substituted for Rodolfo Cordarius. In the 51st minute, Reynaldo Leocadio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartlomiej Lichniak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartlomiej Lichniak in the 62nd minute of play. River Gold's João Paulista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save River Gold from getting a goal against them. After 65 minutes, Felix Virila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Gold and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when River Gold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Virila didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of João Paulista. The goal made the score 1-1. João Paulista was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Zorita showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 72 minute of play. River Gold's João Paulista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save River Gold from getting a goal against them. In the 78th minute, Felipe Clemencin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River Gold fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. River Gold's João Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 81st minute of play. With a little luck, River Gold's João Paulista got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. River Gold's João Paulista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save River Gold from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ecuador booed when River Gold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignacio Vázquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.