Challenge

Heppenbach
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hans-Joachim Amerhauser. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hans-Joachim Amerhauser having to make a save. In the 13th minute, Ecuador's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Karl-Michael Almqvist fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. Christian Kellbom scored 1-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Forza Heppenbach's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 26th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Andino struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Forza Heppenbach's Hans-Joachim Amerhauser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 34th minute of play. Karl-Michael Almqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hans-Joachim Amerhauser having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Karl-Michael Almqvist'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 54th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Forza Heppenbach's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Forza Heppenbach made a substitution. Stephan Appiah replaced Karl-Michael Almqvist. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hans-Joachim Amerhauser. That made the score 1-4 in the 69 minute of play. Edgar Ciolofan hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephan Appiah in the 77th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Stephan Appiah 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 2-4. Forza Heppenbach's Stephan Appiah got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Sancho scored 2-5 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hans-Joachim Amerhauser, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute, Edgar Ciolofan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Hans-Joachim Amerhauser in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Stephan Appiah kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. The Forza Heppenbach fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.