Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mei Zhi Jian made the kick off and thus started the match. Mei Zhi Jian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When LiBeRiA F.C.'s Mei Zhi Jian in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Perrando Martínez Lamas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 12th 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. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. With a little luck, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Perrando Martínez Lamas got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Perrando Martínez Lamas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mei Zhi Jian'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 31st minute of play. LiBeRiA F.C.'s Perrando Martínez Lamas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save LiBeRiA F.C. from getting a goal against them. Cristian Sancho charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Sancho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute, Nemesio Lauro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Perrando Martínez Lamas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 52nd minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Perrando Martínez Lamas 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 74th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Vergil Stoymirov got a free kick in the 76th minute. Nemesio Lauro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 minutes, Mei Zhi Jian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LiBeRiA F.C. and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when LiBeRiA F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mei Zhi Jian didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the LiBeRiA F.C. defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Perrando Martínez Lamas. The LiBeRiA F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Perrando Martínez Lamas should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd 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: 3-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ecuador fully deserved thier win.