Challenge

Red Mountain Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Augusto Stephen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Edvard Carlsson scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Goblins F.C.'s zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shen Yi Yuan came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Augusto Stephen sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Augusto Stephen took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Julio Vera to make any attempt to save it. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvard Carlsson in the 13th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Shen Yi Yuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Augusto Stephen kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 21st minute of play. 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 22nd minute. Ecuador's Agustín Saelices was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Shen Yi Yuan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augusto Stephen. In the 31st minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Shen Yi Yuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvard Carlsson in the 43rd minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Stephen, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Augusto Stephen was slow to take the kick. During this time Goblins F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. In the 65th minute, Abelardo Pitta 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 Shen Yi Yuan in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 77 played minutes Goblins F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Vangel Hrulev. Shen Yi Yuan made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Shen Yi Yuan to make any attempt to save it. In the 82nd match minute, Goblins F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeca Carneiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Edvard Carlsson 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 3-2. Goblins F.C.'s attack was well implemented in the 89th minute, but when Edvard Carlsson was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 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.