Challenge

Linkin Park Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Chester Bennington's Nilton Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilton Sena was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nilton Sena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Daniel Zorita scored 0-3 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilton Sena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute of the match, Luiz Fábio Tepedino 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. Felix Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Zorita scored 0-4 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilton Sena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Chester Bennington's Telmo Carneiro got a free kick in the 27th minute. Nilton Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Nilton Sena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of play forced Chester Bennington's goalkeeper Nilton Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilton Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 41st minute of play forced Chester Bennington's goalkeeper Nilton Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 played minutes Chester Bennington got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldinho de Andrade. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilton Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fábio Tepedino in the 57th minute of the match. Nilton Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 64th minute of play forced Chester Bennington's goalkeeper Nilton Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th match minute, Chester Bennington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilton Sena having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Chester Bennington's Telmo Carneiro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Telmo Carneiro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Chester Bennington protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Telmo Carneiro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Chester Bennington:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. Nestor Vinhas charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Vinhas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Chester Bennington getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Nestor Vinhas hit a great ball. With a little luck, Chester Bennington's Nilton Sena got control of the ball when Agustín Saelices tried to sneak it across 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 84th minute. Antonio Arias was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 85th minute, Luiz Fábio Tepedino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nilton Sena, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Chester Bennington's Nilton Sena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Chester Bennington from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 91st minute of play forced Chester Bennington's goalkeeper Nilton Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Nilton Sena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 97th minute, Chester Bennington's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nilton Sena having to make a save. The Chester Bennington fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.