Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 4th 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. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Leandro Romildo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Dante Isauro hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leandro Romildo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Leandro Romildo to make any attempt to save it. Leandro Romildo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Octavio Chorache during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Romildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Dante Isauro 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. In the 29th minute, Serafin Haimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goalkeeper Leandro Romildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 34 minutes into the match, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goalkeeper Leandro Romildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 35th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 43rd minute, Humberto Firmin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bartolo Refugio to make the kick off. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Leandro Romildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leandro Romildo was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. The supporters of Ecuador booed when lןןl Plebe Del Emperador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Firmin didn't get a good kick on the ball. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Eduardo Ruy was substituted for Inocencio Tono. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Leandro Romildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Leandro Romildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 75th minute of play. When Luis Millano fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's protests and gave Luis Millano a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 played minutes lןןl Plebe Del Emperador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Millano. Daniel Zorita shot from long distance after 78 played minutes, a shot that Leandro Romildo with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. In the 79th match minute, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafin Haimar to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Romildo came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Leandro Romildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 84th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octavio Chorache to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes lןןl Plebe Del Emperador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Millano. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 93rd 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. There was no doubt that Ecuador were the better team. Ecuador's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.