Challenge

La Patria es el Otro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Elia in the 5th minute of the match. Espirillo FC's Jorge Iztal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 7th minute of play. In the 17th match minute, Espirillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Hotz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Jorge Iztal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Cutberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After 22 minutes, Gregorio Hotz made it 1-0 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. In the 33rd minute of the match Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Iztal skillfully saved the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Elia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Iztal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Hotz in the 46th minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Arnoldo Arotza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espirillo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnoldo Arotza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Arotza in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute of the match Espirillo FC 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. Aaron Cutberto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Espirillo FC's Aaron Cutberto was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Antonio Arias got a free kick in the 54th minute. Aaron Cutberto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Espirillo FC's Jorge Iztal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Espirillo FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Gregorio Hotz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espirillo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregorio Hotz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 71st minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Joaquim Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espirillo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim Fernandes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Hotz in the 74th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Jorge Iztal however easily saved by the left post. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Espirillo FC'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. Espirillo FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 82 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Jorge Iztal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Fernandes in the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Fernandes in the 96th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Espirillo FC had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.