Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 9th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Alba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Donato Amatori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 13 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. Ciro Cino came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. Davide Conte 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 15th minute. 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 17th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davide Conte having to interfere. After 23 minutes, Florian Stumpo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alba FC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Florian Stumpo hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. When Alex Marzulli fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alba FC's protests and gave Alex Marzulli a yellow card for diving instead. Alex Marzulli kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Alba FC's Davide Conte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 30th minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Cristian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Alba FC fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Alba FC's Donato Amatori looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Alba FC's Donato Amatori fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Davide Conte was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felix Montenegro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 51 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Antonio Di Donato got a free kick in the 54th minute. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Davide Conte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 minutes, Antonio Di Donato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alba FC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 72 played minutes Alba FC got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Di Donato. Davide Conte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 83rd minute of the match. Cristian Sancho was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 83rd minute. Ecuador's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 84 minutes, Cristian Sancho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Alba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 84th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alba FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. In the 92nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Alba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick.