Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ambrosio Ignazio kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Efrain Aztore in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Efrain Aztore 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 13th minute. Efrain Aztore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efrain Aztore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of the match. In the 17th minute of the match Nueva Bodega got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pavel Landau ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Pavel Landau got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Efrain Aztore made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute. In the 22nd minute Guido Maria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho scored 1-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Efrain Aztore, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Guido Maria notched a goal, 1-1, 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. In the 30th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. A hard shot 33 in the game by Agustín Saelices from a close distance when the talented Efrain Aztore managed to make a qualified save. Nueva Bodega's players were relieved. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Ignazio in the 34th minute of play. After 35 played minutes Nueva Bodega got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Senio. Guido Maria'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 38th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Nueva Bodega's corner Pavel Landau fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. In the 42nd minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 54th minute of play forced Nueva Bodega's goalkeeper Efrain Aztore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nueva Bodega's Efrain Aztore was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 56th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Aztore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita scored 2-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Efrain Aztore, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the last second Julio Vera throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ambrosio Ignazio in the 63rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Efrain Aztore saved Nueva Bodega from getting behind. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Efrain Aztore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Guido Maria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 75 played minutes Nueva Bodega got a freekick which was hit by Szabolcs Erdei. After having played for 79 minutes, Ambrosio Ignazio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nueva Bodega's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ambrosio Ignazio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nueva Bodega's Efrain Aztore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 80th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nueva Bodega's Tomas Inautzi got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd match minute, Nueva Bodega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Inautzi to maneuver through the defense. Guido Maria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nueva Bodega made a substitution. Cornelio Pueblo replaced Javier Orlin. Efrain Aztore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Nueva Bodega'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. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Nueva Bodega's goalie and right to Felix Montenegro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Nueva Bodega's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. There was no doubt that Ecuador were the better team. Ecuador's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.