Challenge

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Aguilera in the 2nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Salvador Hats's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Santos Orlan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Fortín de Floresta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Felix Montenegro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience was convinced that Salvador Hats's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Santos Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Delmar Manex scored 1-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Salvador Hats sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casimiro Policarpio shot from long distance in the 44th minute, but Julio Vera was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delmar Manex, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Santos Orlan. That made the score 1-2 after 55 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salvador Hats in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Hats in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Santos Orlan in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute, Salvador Hats made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Hector Selmo replaced Delmar Manex. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Lucio Stanislao replaced Desiderio Brais. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Fulgencio Frances replaced Casimiro Policarpio. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salvador Hats in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Ecuador booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Stanislao didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the game, one of El Fortín de Floresta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Daniel Zorita scored 2-3 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santos Orlan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Hats in the 85th minute of play. In the 85th minute Salvador Hats shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Salvador Hats was slow to take the kick. During this time El Fortín de Floresta's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Alvino Tinto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. After taking down the ball on El Fortín de Floresta's corner Salvador Hats fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. In the 93rd minute Salvador Hats shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on El Fortín de Floresta's corner Salvador Hats fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Hats, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Ecuador played a much better game than El Fortín de Floresta and deserved their victory. The El Fortín de Floresta players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.