Challenge

小沛之城
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 洪强宽 got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mbaka Mbolu got free with Julio Vera in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 7th 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. Antoni Dawiec came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With 13 minutes on the clock, Antonio Arias commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 13 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave 沛水龙城 a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mbaka Mbolu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. 1-1. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Antoni Dawiec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When Cristian Sancho got free in front of the goal in the 36th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Antoni Dawiec was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 崔烽威 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 45 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 沛水龙城 the free kick. After 45 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by 洪强宽 in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Sancho to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to 沛水龙城 getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. 崔烽威 hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antoni Dawiec. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. 洪强宽'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 59th minute of play. 崔烽威 hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Cristian Sancho fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Antoni Dawiec, passed just outside the right post. 68 minutes into the game, 沛水龙城's 洪强宽 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 72nd minute of play. In the 80th minute, 洪强宽 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 84th minute 洪强宽 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, 沛水龙城's 洪强宽 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. In the 89th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 played minutes, 沛水龙城's 崔烽威 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 沛水龙城 reached it. In the 91st minute 沛水龙城 were awarded a corner. 崔烽威 went to the cornerflag to take it. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but 沛水龙城 were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.