Challenge

Don Armando Elfaso
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florencio Velasco started the match with the kick off. Jamaicafastfoot's Mario Iturralde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Mario Iturralde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of the match. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Florencio Velasco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 24th minute of play forced Jamaicafastfoot's goalkeeper Mario Iturralde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho scored 1-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mario Iturralde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Haritz in the 27th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Haritz in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. In the 30thth minute of the game Florencio Velasco 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. Mario Iturralde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of the match. Mario Iturralde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Cristian Sancho suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Amado Sayveon's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amado Sayveon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th minute, Amado Sayveon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mario Iturralde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 40th minute of play. When Felix Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Felix Montenegro couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Mancebo got free with Mario Iturralde in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 56 minutes, Florencio Velasco made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 61 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Diego Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mario Iturralde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Jamaicafastfoot's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mario Iturralde 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. 68 minutes into the match, Conrado Cesario notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Florencio Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mario Iturralde. Mario Iturralde yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mario Iturralde firmly grabbed it by the left post. 80 minutes into the match, Jamaicafastfoot's goalkeeper Mario Iturralde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 81st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Jamaicafastfoot'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. 82 minutes into the match, Diego Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mario Iturralde, 3-4. Diego Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diego Mancebo hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Iturralde having to interfere.