Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Federico Canzano took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Canzano in the 9th minute of the match. Amos Iovine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Teddy Team'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. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Pocobello went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 19th minute, Alex Sciotto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Amos Iovine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teddy Team's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Felix Montenegro scored to the left of an out of position Amos Iovine, making the score, 1-1. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Federico Canzano put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amos Iovine having to interfere. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amos Iovine having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Teddy Team's goalkeeper Amos Iovine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 40th minute, Daniel Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amos Iovine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Teddy Team getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Flavio Gargano hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 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. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Amos Iovine didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. When Antonio Arias fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Antonio Arias a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Canzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 58 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. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Amos Iovine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Teddy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Amos Iovine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Teddy Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Festuccia to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Canzano got free with Julio Vera in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes into the match, Teddy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Amos Iovine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Teddy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Amos Iovine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Teddy Team's Flavio Gargano got a free kick in the 76th minute. Teddy Team's Fedele Alessandrini was substituted for Emanuele Festuccia. In the 77th match minute, Teddy Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Gargano to maneuver through the defense. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Federico Canzano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. 87 minutes into the match, Teddy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Amos Iovine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amos Iovine. Teddy Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Teddy Team's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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