Challenge

JUVENTUS Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Gaspar Laredo sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Olexiy Stus. Juventus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 11 minutes, Cristian Sancho made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Juventus FC's Olexiy Stus tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 15 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olexiy Stus was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olexiy Stus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Olexiy Stus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Juventus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robertinho Baggio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Olexiy Stus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olexiy Stus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Sebastián Puig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Olexiy Stus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaspar Laredo got free with Julio Vera in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Olexiy Stus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. 45 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Robertinho Baggio came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robertinho Baggio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Mathieu Hilbrands hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the match, Gaspar Laredo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaspar Laredo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When Nazariy Bogdaniv fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus FC's protests and gave Nazariy Bogdaniv a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Juventus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nazariy Bogdaniv to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robertinho Baggio during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Robertinho Baggio hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Motyka in the 72nd minute of the match. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes, Juventus FC's Robertinho Baggio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Vera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Juventus FC reached it. 79 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Laredo came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Juventus FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Juventus FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.