Challenge

Mandarinero
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Arnaldo Colas'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 8th minute of play. Ecuador's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Arnaldo Colas 8 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Arnaldo Colas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Mandarina Mecánica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnaldo Colas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Naike Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. Naike Abalos 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 22nd minute. Naike Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Andino. Naike Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play. Naike Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Arnaldo Colas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 2-0. Naike Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Arnaldo Colas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Andrzej Dziedziak got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute, Arnaldo Colas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Arnaldo Colas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 67 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 70th minute. With a little luck, La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Naike Abalos however easily saved by the left post. Naike Abalos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 80th minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Lucas-James Langoni replaced Arnaldo Colas. 91 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro 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 La Mandarina Mecánica the free kick. In the 91st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, Lucas-James Langoni notched a goal, 4-1, 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. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because La Mandarina Mecánica had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.