Challenge

Micheal G. Scott
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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of play forced Dunder Mifflin's goalkeeper Aurelio Quintan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Dunder Mifflin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 9th minute, Gaudencio Abaunza fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Aurelio Quintan 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 10th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Aurelio Quintan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Dunder Mifflin's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Aurelio Quintan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 25th minute of play forced Dunder Mifflin's goalkeeper Aurelio Quintan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Quintan having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelio Quintan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dunder Mifflin's Aurelio Quintan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 42nd minute of play. Teofilo Lazcano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 45 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the game, one of Dunder Mifflin:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Delmiro Gebler was the one to do the kick off. If Hürkan Kural had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 62 minutes of play, Dunder Mifflin's Delmiro Gebler made it 2-2 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Gebler in the 72nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Quintan having to interfere. The Dunder Mifflin supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ecuador's performance. The match ended with a win for Ecuador.