Challenge

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calistrat Geangu in the 4th minute of play. Teobaldo Belmiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Teobaldo Belmiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calistrat Geangu, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 15 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Calistrat Geangu in the 16th minute. After 17 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcos Acuña who took care of the corner kick. Teobaldo Belmiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gastres FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcos Acuña in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 28th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Ongile. Gastres FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 34th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Teobaldo Belmiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 38th minute of the game.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teobaldo Belmiro in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcos Acuña was slow to take the kick. During this time Gastres FC's players had a chance to rest. Marcos Acuña blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. The supporters of Gastres FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute Teobaldo Belmiro 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 64 played minutes Gastres FC got a freekick which was hit by Egemen Aldemir. In the 66thth minute of the game Benjamin Neto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobaldo Belmiro in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobaldo Belmiro in the 70th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Belmiro came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gastres FC's Feliberto Cuarto was substituted for Tomasz Zurawski. Gastres FC made a substitution. Edgardo Javiar replaced Benjamin Neto. After 78 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. The audience was convinced that Teobaldo Belmiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Geronimo Ongile 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 81st minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Belmiro in the 82nd minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Javiar in the 89th minute of the match. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but Gastres FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.