Challenge

Der Betzenberg
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Seyfi Çırakoğlu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lucian Mărculescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Rafael Flamme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th 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. Rafael Flamme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Flamme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's goalie prevented a goal. Eberhard Kaiser charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eberhard Kaiser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 17 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Seyfi Çırakoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Rafael Flamme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Çırakoğlu in the 26th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shao Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 38th minute of play forced Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's goalkeeper Rafael Flamme 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 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lucian Mărculescu fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's protests and gave Lucian Mărculescu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute, Lucian Mărculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Flamme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Flamme having to interfere.

Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seyfi Çırakoğlu in the 51st minute of play. Eberhard Kaiser kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucian Mărculescu in the 55th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Mărculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucian Mărculescu in the 59th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Flamme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 68th minute of the match Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seyfi Çırakoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Seyfi Çırakoğlu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jörg Ehlers might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jörg Ehlers ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörg Ehlers in the 68th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Flamme having to interfere. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Flamme having to interfere. Eberhard Kaiser kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mason Ashley didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's Rafael Flamme got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafael Flamme was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Rafael Flamme when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.