Challenge

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Twan van Nistelrooij in the 5th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Felix Leahu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Rodri Gol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. YKE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 17th match minute, F.C. YKE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samet Ağar to maneuver through the defense. Traian Brăiloiu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 21 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felix Leahu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Felix Leahu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Rodri Gol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Leahu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of play. In the 39th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Leahu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Felix Leahu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, F.C. YKE's Rodri Gol ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Julio Vera. Julio Vera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Felix Leahu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 52nd minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Twan van Nistelrooij, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodri Gol in the 58th minute of the match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Twan van Nistelrooij's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Felix Leahu made a huge save. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Felix Leahu could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodri Gol in the 65th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Twan van Nistelrooij stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Twan van Nistelrooij tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Leahu having to interfere. When Rodri Gol came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the F.C. YKE 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 Rodri Gol couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, F.C. YKE's Samet Ağar got a free kick in the 89th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samet Ağar in the 92nd minute of play. After 95 played minutes F.C. YKE got a freekick which was hit by 武 吕布. A collision led to F.C. YKE getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. 武 吕布 hit a great ball. Ecuador's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.