Challenge

La Casona
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Liga de Quito's 孟轩青 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. In the 3rd minute of the match Lucien Senden shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Manzanares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 孟轩青 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodríguez Tome showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Carballar in the 6th minute of the match. Kevin Mastache kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Lucien Senden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucien Senden in the 21st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Machado Pedrero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Machado Pedrero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antonio Indiano hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 孟轩青 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fan Jian in the 34th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Iachetti Bernabeytia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Iachetti Bernabeytia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Liga de Quito booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santino Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 孟轩青 in the 42nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, 孟轩青 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and 孟轩青 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iachetti Bernabeytia, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 孟轩青 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. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 孟轩青 went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Iachetti Bernabeytia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 65 minutes, 孟轩青 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liga de Quito's supporters crossed their fingers, but 孟轩青 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. 79 minutes into the game, Colombia's Ignacio Mastache nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodríguez Tome made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 孟轩青 might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 孟轩青 ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by 孟轩青 in the 81st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. 85 minutes into the game, Liga de Quito's 孟轩青 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 孟轩青 succeeded in the game's 89th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. Abram Secada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodríguez Tome made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. There was no doubt that Liga de Quito were the better team. Liga de Quito's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.