Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Serafin Criston kicked off to start the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafin Criston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute C.A.P.J. were awarded a corner. Nicodim Alecu went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on C.A.P.J.'s corner Nicodim Alecu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 6th minute. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abel Reyes came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. In the 14th minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abel Reyes. Abel Reyes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Alecu, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Reyes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Abel Reyes didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 21st minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Criston in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Criston in the 28th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Abel Reyes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute. After having played for 32 minutes, Liu Feng Jing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A.P.J.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Liu Feng Jing 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 36th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goalkeeper Abel Reyes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. With his leg Abel Reyes managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Feng Jing in the 45th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

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. 51 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Abel Reyes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 54th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liu Feng Jing. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when C.A.P.J.'s Serafin Criston fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some careless play in the C.A.P.J. defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abel Reyes. The C.A.P.J. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abel Reyes should have stopped the shot. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Desiderio Kellenberger kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After 66 minutes, Desiderio Kellenberger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A.P.J. and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, C.A.P.J.'s Desiderio Kellenberger got a free kick in the 67th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafin Criston in the 69th minute of play. Liu Feng Jing'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 72nd minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Criston, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Abel Reyes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 79th minute of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Serafin Criston sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicodim Alecu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafin Criston in the 89th minute of play. After 91 minutes, Camilo Gisbert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the C.A.P.J. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Camilo Gisbert got a free kick in the 91st minute. Nicodim Alecu, 92 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ecuador's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.