Challenge

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Alberto Azevedo kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Baldomero Rodas 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. Vicente Sasoin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. 13 minutes into the match, Atlético Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Teodoro Peio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Felix Montenegro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomero Rodas in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th match minute, Atlético Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Karmel to maneuver through the defense. If Baldomero Rodas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodoro Peio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Atlético Nacional getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Primitivo Mendez hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Teodoro Peio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomero Rodas in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Atlético Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Teodoro Peio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 2-0 became the score in the 30th minute when Baldomero Rodas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 36 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Teodoro Peio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 40th minute of play forced Atlético Nacional's goalkeeper Teodoro Peio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Alonzo Rocendo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Teodoro Peio managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Ecuador's Felix Montenegro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Teodoro Peio managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Ecuador's Felix Montenegro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Nacional the free kick. The supporters of Atlético Nacional booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Sancho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Atlético Nacional's Carlos Alberto Azevedo. But to his dismay, Carlos Alberto Azevedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Teodoro Peio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 66 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teodoro Peio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Peio having to interfere. With a little luck, Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Azevedo in the 73rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Teodoro Peio in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Teodoro Peio firmly grabbed it by the left post. 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 83rd minute.