Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Domenico Alati took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to ASD Real Molinella 1911 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Domenico Alati hit a great ball. Segundo Balaunde hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Fabrizio De Feo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 14th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabrizio De Feo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kong Bo Ning in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 33 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Alati came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Balaunde in the 34th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kong Bo Ning recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ecuador's Felix Montes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Felix Montes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ecuador protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Felix Montes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Fabrizio De Feo came out of the goal in the 56th 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 2-1. Fabrizio De Feo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 61st minute. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fabrizio De Feo quite easily take care of the ball. Fabrizio De Feo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, ASD Real Molinella 1911's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Fabrizio De Feo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, Kong Bo Ning 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. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Kong Bo Ning sent off a good shot on target. Kong Bo Ning's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Kong Bo Ning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kong Bo Ning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrizio De Feo having to interfere. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabrizio De Feo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. Fabrizio De Feo 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 86th minute. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 98th minute Kong Bo Ning 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. When the match had gone on for 98 minutes, Kong Bo Ning put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.