Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Espiridion Manrique, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Espiridion Manrique in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th 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. 12 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Espiridion Manrique came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espiridion Manrique in the 16th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Cristian Sancho 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: 1-0. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40thth minute of the game Romulo Jaen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Galsino Barba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galsino Barba in the 44th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, León FC's Ponc Gómez got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ponc Gómez. León FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Espiridion Manrique to make the kick off. Ponc Gómez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Andino made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that León FC's Ponc Gómez managed to reach the ball for a save. 55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Galsino Barba. When León FC's Espiridion Manrique in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Espiridion Manrique in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ponc Gómez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Daniel Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, León FC's Espiridion Manrique 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. 2-1. In the 73rd minute, Felix Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Ponc Gómez. León FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Ecuador's attack was well implemented in the 77th minute, but when Daniel Zorita was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Espiridion Manrique did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 79 minutes into the match. Agustín Saelices struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Ponc Gómez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 90th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Arias to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Eli Abasalo. Eli Abasalo hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.