Challenge

Arena Dartagna
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Millano Almandoz started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mosqueteiros 4EVER'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. It was a well-played corner which Felix Montenegro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 21st match minute, Mosqueteiros 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagoberto Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd match minute, Mosqueteiros 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Lucas to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 23 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After having played for 27 minutes, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 30th minute of play forced Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goalkeeper Hugo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Hugo de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of play forced Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goalkeeper Hugo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafino Nafarroa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Millano Almandoz got free with Julio Vera in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 44 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Hugo de Amorim. Hugo de Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Hugo de Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goalkeeper Hugo de Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. In the 58thth minute of the game Peng Yu Jian 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. 60 minutes into the game, Dagoberto Albuquerque was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 60th minute, one of Mosqueteiros 4EVER:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mosqueteiros 4EVER. The goalkeeper, Hugo de Amorim, was totally fooled by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita, who 62 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The audience was convinced that Peng Yu Jian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Hugo de Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Mosqueteiros 4EVER from getting a goal against them. Dagoberto Albuquerque hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the match, Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Hugo de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustín Saelices got free with Hugo de Amorim in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Hugo de Amorim got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo de Amorim having to make a save. In the 77th match minute, Mosqueteiros 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Valadares to maneuver through the defense. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo de Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 86th minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Peng Yu Jian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Emilio Galsino hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.