Challenge

Estadio Resistencia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denis Eudoxio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Omar Cristofol read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Cristofol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 10 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced RÚSTICOS F.C's goalkeeper Omar Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Omar Cristofol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by RÚSTICOS F.C'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. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by RÚSTICOS F.C'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Eudoxio 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. In the 27th minute, Denis Eudoxio made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of Ecuador booed when RÚSTICOS F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Péter Havas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denis Eudoxio had several of the Ecuador's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 34 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Julio Vera as he didn't even see the shot coming. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Eudoxio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, RÚSTICOS F.C's Denis Eudoxio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Denis Eudoxio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play forced RÚSTICOS F.C's goalkeeper Omar Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Eudoxio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Denis Eudoxio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 64 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. Denis Eudoxio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. With a little luck, RÚSTICOS F.C's Omar Cristofol got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Omar Cristofol read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Clodoveo Aureo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Omar Cristofol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 75th minute. Omar Cristofol 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 78th minute. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. After having played for 86 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. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but RÚSTICOS F.C were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.