Challenge

Arturo Umberto Illia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Deportivo Pergamino made a substitution. Carolo Jerardo replaced Jacobo Chepe. Dario Remigio struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deportivo Pergamino. In the 24th minute, Kang Li reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roberto Bonano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of the match. The supporters of Deportivo Pergamino booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 36 played minutes, Deportivo Pergamino's Albino Jeraldo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Vera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Deportivo Pergamino reached it. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carolo Jerardo in the 38th minute. When Carolo Jerardo came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Deportivo Pergamino fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carolo Jerardo couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carolo Jerardo was the one to do the kick off. Roberto Bonano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 52nd minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carolo Jerardo's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Roberto Bonano made a huge save. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Roberto Bonano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 67th minute of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carolo Jerardo's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute of the match Deportivo Pergamino got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Albino Jeraldo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Roberto Bonano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pergamino's Carolo Jerardo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roberto Bonano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 79th minute of the match. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Roberto Bonano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Deportivo Pergamino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Remigio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Bonano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 82nd minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute of the match Cesar Egun sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carolo Jerardo in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltasar Santio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Bonano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 93rd minute of the match. The Deportivo Pergamino players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.