Challenge

Sede de los Cables
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandre Tepedino made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danial Boon got free with Julio Vera in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Albino Maiorga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Alexandre Tepedino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Tepedino in the 16th minute. In the 19th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albino Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Deportivo Pomelo Nenene defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albino Maiorga. The Deportivo Pomelo Nenene fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albino Maiorga should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute, Camilo Azubeli 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. In the 28th 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. Albino Maiorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36th 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: 0-4. In the 40th minute of the match Deportivo Pomelo Nenene got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Umea Sorzano ran over to the corner to take the kick. Umea Sorzano made a great header on Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danial Boon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Alexandre Tepedino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Camilo Gisbert in the 56th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's Umea Sorzano. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmacio Naike, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After 65 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Umea Sorzano who took care of the corner kick. Gong Jun Jian made a great header on Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's Albino Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 67th minute of play. Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's Ezequiel Lluques was substituted for Gong Jun Jian. Deportivo Pomelo Nenene made a substitution. Liu Feng Guang replaced Danial Boon. In the 85th minute of the match Deportivo Pomelo Nenene got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Umea Sorzano ran over to the corner to take the kick. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Feng Guang in the 89th minute of play. Ciro Feo's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciro Feo helped the player get up and apologised. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Albino Maiorga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Albino Maiorga made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Deportivo Pomelo Nenene throughout the match.