Challenge

Abbey Road
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daníel Pasarell in the 8th minute. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaw Czerny in the 19th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Valentin Lain could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Julio Vera however easily saved by the left post. After 22 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicolas Otamendi who took care of the corner kick. Nicolas Otamendi made a great header on Penny lane F.C's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. 24 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Lain. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Lain in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 36th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaroslaw Bako saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 37th minute. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Luis Andino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jaroslaw Bako quite easily take care of the ball. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Lain in the 45th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Valentin Lain made the kick off in the second half. Penny lane F.C's Jaroslaw Bako proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Penny lane F.C from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Lain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Daníel Pasarell came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Penny lane F.C's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Lain during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Penny lane F.C getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Valentin Lain hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Ramtin Shahidi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Lain in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Lain in the 79th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 81st 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. 84 minutes into the game, Valentin Lain cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jaroslaw Bako made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 87th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Lain in the 94th minute of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Lain's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.