Challenge

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Santos Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wu Bing Fei to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A well done corner resulted in Agustín Saelices drilling the ball in to score 0-1 behind El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper. 27 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Delmar Manex. In the 32nd minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Luis Andino heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Orlan having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Orlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 43 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santos Orlan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salvador Hats in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Hats in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Hats in the 57th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Fortín de Floresta's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Casimiro Policarpio in the 59th minute. After taking down the ball on El Fortín de Floresta's corner Casimiro Policarpio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. In the 68th minute, Cipriano Aguilera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Fortín de Floresta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmar Manex in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, El Fortín de Floresta's Desiderio Brais 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, 2-2. El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo was substituted for Delmar Manex. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Fulgencio Frances replaced Casimiro Policarpio. Felix Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Santos Orlan firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 83 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. In the 93rd minute, Cipriano Aguilera 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.