Challenge

Estadio Lavalia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, PICO y PALA's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Edelmiro Abeitia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Luan Fantini tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanko Stankovich kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dariusz Malewicz got free with Julio Vera in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edelmiro Abeitia having to make a save. Edelmiro Abeitia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Daniel Zorita put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Edelmiro Abeitia. Luan Fantini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Edelmiro Abeitia 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 35th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Montae in the 38th minute of play. Dariusz Malewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dariusz Malewicz made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Laureano Montae had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laureano Montae was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. PICO y PALA's Edelmiro Abeitia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save PICO y PALA from getting a goal against them. Dariusz Malewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Edelmiro Abeitia in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Laureano Montae scored 2-1 in the 63rd 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. Edelmiro Abeitia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Laureano Montae came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind PICO y PALA's goalkeeper Edelmiro Abeitia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Primitivo Andino hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Dariusz Malewicz hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Edelmiro Abeitia in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Dariusz Malewicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PICO y PALA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 87 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Luis Andino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edelmiro Abeitia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dariusz Malewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Montae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dariusz Malewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. PICO y PALA were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.