Challenge

Estadio Ramiro
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastián Cebreiro in the 10th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Ramiro FC's Sebastián Cebreiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 19th minute, Ramiro FC's Sebastián Cebreiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Julio Vera. Julio Vera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Oliver Bierhoff 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. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramiro FC made a substitution. 魏荣 replaced Gilberto Playo. In the 37th minute of the match Ramiro FC 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. Gervasio Locaio ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Gervasio Locaio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in Ramiro FC's zone, Felix Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 卓乐迪 came out of the goal and Felix Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 42 minutes into the game, Ramiro FC's Oliver Bierhoff nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliver Bierhoff made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Oliver Bierhoff 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. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which 卓乐迪 however easily saved by the left post. Oliver Bierhoff'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 60th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with 卓乐迪 in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for 卓乐迪 to make any attempt to save it. Bayındır Balıkçıoğlu scored 4-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 87th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 卓乐迪 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.