Challenge

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fausto Pinti 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 Elia Pietrantoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damiano Battisti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eurospeed Asti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Pinti in the 8th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eurospeed Asti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Eurospeed Asti booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Pinti in the 14th minute. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damiano Battisti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damiano Battisti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Battisti 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 33rd minute. After 34 minutes Eurospeed Asti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Agustín Saelices made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti managed to reach the ball for a save. Agustín Saelices scored 0-3 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damiano Battisti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elia Pietrantoni. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amedeo Moriggi in the 46th minute of the match. Elia Pietrantoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Grant Irø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Damiano Battisti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute of the match Fausto Pinti sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Damiano Battisti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58thth minute of the game Fausto Pinti 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. In the 61st minute, Ecuador's Antonio Arias seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antonio Arias the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ecuador protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antonio Arias had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Antonio Arias got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Amedeo Moriggi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonello Tofani kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Pinti came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iosif Gherase'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 77th minute of play. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grant Irø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Eurospeed Asti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Chiesa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Fausto Pinti 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 Fausto Pinti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.