Challenge

Λrena 51
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 6th minute Λstral Villains FC were awarded a corner. Emil Berntzen went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Emil Berntzen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Montenegro in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Theo Machado saved Λstral Villains FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Pedro Cavalcante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Emil Berntzen sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Theo Machado. Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Anderson Zonta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Anderson Zonta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emil Berntzen scored 2-0 in the 28th 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. In the 31st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Arias to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Emil Berntzen 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 3-0. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Berntzen in the 41st minute of the match. When Λstral Villains FC's Emil Berntzen in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anderson Zonta in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th minute, Emil Berntzen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Theo Machado in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Berntzen in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After 72 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Majstorović. Λstral Villains FC made a substitution. Lars Holand replaced Emil Berntzen. After a rather tough play, Λstral Villains FC's Daniel Majstorović got a free kick in the 74th minute. Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Yue Shi in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Holand in the 78th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theo Machado was a little too slow when Agustín Saelices got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in Λstral Villains FC's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theo Machado 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. The Λstral Villains FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.