Challenge

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmund Schoettle took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Willem Neuling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zinédine Stoletzky didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A well-hit corner resulted in Luis Andino heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 18th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Willem Neuling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Valentin Loos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristian Willem Neuling was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Willem Neuling having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Agustín Saelices 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: 0-3. Fulko Schwaderer charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fulko Schwaderer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Tiger made a substitution. Bruno Mätz replaced Hartmut Weidenhammer. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 minutes, Valentin Loos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiger and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th minute, Valentin Loos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Willem Neuling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Kristian Willem Neuling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Valentin Loos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Loos kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Luis Andino struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Kristian Willem Neuling didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Manuel Gebauer got a free kick in the 74th minute. Kristian Willem Neuling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Sebastián Puig, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tiger's Kristian Willem Neuling proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Tiger from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Willem Neuling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Kristian Willem Neuling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Tiger's Kristian Willem Neuling got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raik Sauer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th match minute, Tiger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Gebauer to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Loos hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ken Raus came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.