Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Veto Bernalda got the match started through his kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』:s 曲远海 showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Zorita:s penalty. When 宋云森 came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』 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 宋云森 couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 曲远海 was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 17th minute 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』 were awarded a corner. Edmundo Sete went to the cornerflag to take it. 23 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 曲远海. 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A throw-in in the 26th minute of the game was made by Primitivo Andino with Agustín Saelices as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 30thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's 曲远海 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's Veto Bernalda fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veto Bernalda in the 40th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 何冰银 kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 曲远海 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 45 minutes into the match, 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's Veto Bernalda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's 曲远海 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』 from getting a goal against them. After 53 minutes of play, 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's Veto Bernalda made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! 顾霆明 kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's 孔西阳 was substituted for 顾霆明. 顾霆明 hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with 曲远海 in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Veto Bernalda came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 曲远海 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. After a rather tough play, 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's 何冰银 got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veto Bernalda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』's Veto Bernalda got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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. 宋云森 struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【AC】林海神鹰『铁血连』. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.