Challenge

El COSMICO
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. BARRILETE COSMICO's Jesus Llope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of play. Saturnino Honrio kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Llope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Juan Sebastián Puig to score against Jesus Llope in BARRILETE COSMICO's goal. 0-1 after 12 minutes. In the 15th minute, Agustín Saelices made a precise shot to the right of Jesus Llope. BARRILETE COSMICO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesus Llope was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jesus Llope tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Felix Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jesus Llope. BARRILETE COSMICO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 33 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justino Abaurre. In the 35th match minute, BARRILETE COSMICO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justino Abaurre to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute Lionel Messi 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Messi in the 42nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justino Abaurre. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 47th minute of play forced BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper Jesus Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Justino Abaurre was the one to do the kick off. If Justino Abaurre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lionel Messi was slow to take the kick. During this time BARRILETE COSMICO's players had a chance to rest. Luis Avellaneda kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BARRILETE COSMICO's Marcin Najman was substituted for Justino Abaurre. In the 71st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute Eloy Dubardo 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. After 73 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lionel Messi who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Luis Avellaneda. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 76th minute Marcin Najman 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. The supporters of BARRILETE COSMICO booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcin Najman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Dubardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Eloy Dubardo put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. In the 85th minute, Lázaro Hulberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 minutes, Daniel Zorita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the BARRILETE COSMICO players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of BARRILETE COSMICO booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Dubardo came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.