Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Ecuador booed when F.C. BARCELONA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcial Puyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Januszewski in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ernesto Marquez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Felix Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Ernesto Marquez made a huge save. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after F.C. BARCELONA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Januszewski in the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernesto Marquez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21stth minute of the game Leonard Januszewski 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. Leonard Januszewski kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. F.C. BARCELONA's Ernesto Marquez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. BARCELONA from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Marquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, F.C. BARCELONA's Ernesto Marquez got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but F.C. BARCELONA's Ernesto Marquez did a great save. After some careless play in the F.C. BARCELONA defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernesto Marquez. The F.C. BARCELONA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernesto Marquez should have stopped the shot. In the 35th match minute, F.C. BARCELONA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcial Puyol to maneuver through the defense. Ernesto Marquez 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 38th minute. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to F.C. BARCELONA getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Iratxo Salazar hit a great ball. Ernesto Marquez acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 44th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Daniel Zorita.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sandro Valladares to make the kick off. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Ernesto Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. BARCELONA's goalkeeper Ernesto Marquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Ernesto Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Samuelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josep Quijana in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Ernesto Marquez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the F.C. BARCELONA defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernesto Marquez. The F.C. BARCELONA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernesto Marquez should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Josep Quijana managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. BARCELONA's supporters rose to their feet, but Josep Quijana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jonathan Samuelsson fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. BARCELONA's protests and gave Jonathan Samuelsson a yellow card for diving instead. After 81 played minutes F.C. BARCELONA got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Samuelsson. 81 minutes into the match, F.C. BARCELONA's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Ernesto Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Januszewski came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ernesto Marquez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Ernesto Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Samuelsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. In the 96th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Ernesto Marquez. F.C. BARCELONA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0.