Challenge

ARENA CORINTHIANS
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gaspar Serradell went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play forced Corinthians Colombiano's goalkeeper Baladi Barsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced Corinthians Colombiano's goalkeeper Baladi Barsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baladi Barsi having to make a save. In the 32nd minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baladi Barsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After 38 minutes of play, Corinthians Colombiano's Karol Sierocki made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 41st minute of the match, Tito Urquicia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Serradell in the 43rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Corinthians Colombiano's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baladi Barsi came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Serradell, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Baladi Barsi in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felix Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. The supporters of Corinthians Colombiano booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filip Borza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Corinthians Colombiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolf Wästerberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baladi Barsi having to interfere. Baladi Barsi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Serradell, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 76 minutes into the match, Gaspar Serradell notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 79 minutes into the match, Agustín Saelices dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Baladi Barsi, 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Baladi Barsi in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baladi Barsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 85 played minutes Ecuador's Daniel Zorita stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Baladi Barsi stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Corinthians Colombiano of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Corinthians Colombiano:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Baladi Barsi in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Baladi Barsi made a huge save. The Corinthians Colombiano support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.