Challenge

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Sérgio Aguero tried to sneak it across the goal line. POSSE 1911 FC's Angel Xabel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play forced POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Angel Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Xabel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 11 played minutes Sérgio Aguero rounded Ecuador's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Alfredo Di Marco kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of play forced POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Angel Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angel Xabel. POSSE 1911 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The attack was good, but when Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 22 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angel Xabel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 30th minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sérgio Aguero's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Sérgio Aguero fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored POSSE 1911 FC's protests and gave Sérgio Aguero a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to POSSE 1911 FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Sérgio Aguero hit a great ball. In the 38th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Angel Xabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angel Xabel saved POSSE 1911 FC from getting behind. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Sérgio Aguero sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sérgio Aguero made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Alfredo Di Marco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Angel Xabel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. POSSE 1911 FC's Alfredo Di Marco quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Primitivo Andino, made in the 57th minute of the game. Sérgio Aguero struck a weak shot in the 60th 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 POSSE 1911 FC. Angel Xabel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Angel Xabel. POSSE 1911 FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. Sérgio Aguero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Angel Xabel made a huge save. Angel Xabel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Sérgio Aguero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Angel Xabel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 89th minute.