Challenge

Estadio Chuchucaruan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute of play forced A.C.SHARKS's goalkeeper Marcelito Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelito Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of the match. A.C.SHARKS's Marcelito Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of play. Marcelito Barovero came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 16th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelito Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelito Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of play. Marcelito Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelito Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelito Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelito Barovero was left in no man's land by his defense there! 35 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Marcelito Barovero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 38th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Marcelito Barovero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelito Barovero. A.C.SHARKS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iosif Bratu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 53rd minute of play forced A.C.SHARKS's goalkeeper Marcelito Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.C.SHARKS's Marcelito Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 58th minute of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Marcelito Barovero made a huge save. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Marcelito Barovero made a huge save. A.C.SHARKS's Marcelito Barovero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save A.C.SHARKS from getting a goal against them. Luis Andino struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Marcelito Barovero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. A.C.SHARKS made a substitution. Benito Peruxu replaced Iosif Bratu. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.C.SHARKS's goalkeeper Marcelito Barovero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the A.C.SHARKS defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelito Barovero. The A.C.SHARKS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelito Barovero should have stopped the shot. Marcelito Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 83rd minute of play. Marcelito Barovero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 85th minute. A.C.SHARKS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Marcelito Barovero, making the score, 0-6. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Ecuador played a much better game than A.C.SHARKS and deserved their victory. The A.C.SHARKS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.