Challenge

Estadio Chuchucaruan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iosif Bratu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Duda Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 3 played minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcelito Barovero came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ecuador reached it. 5 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolo Otsoa came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 8th minute of play. Iosif Bratu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Iosif Bratu fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C.SHARKS's protests and gave Iosif Bratu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute, Iosif Bratu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Marcelito Barovero 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 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play forced A.C.SHARKS's goalkeeper Marcelito Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of A.C.SHARKS's Marcelito Barovero. Marcelito Barovero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A.C.SHARKS's Marcelito Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of play. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Luis Andino sped through A.C.SHARKS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcelito Barovero. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Marcelito Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelito Barovero read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Marcelito Barovero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelito Barovero came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After having played for 59 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelito Barovero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Marcelito Barovero made a huge save. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelito Barovero having to make a save. A.C.SHARKS made a substitution. Benito Peruxu replaced Iosif Bratu. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th 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 a rather tough play, A.C.SHARKS's Benito Peruxu got a free kick in the 89th minute. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelito Barovero having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of A.C.SHARKS's Marcelito Barovero. Marcelito Barovero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than A.C.SHARKS.