Challenge

Theatre of Dionysus
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Dahleb got the match started through his kick off. Chop Chop F.C.'s Mebarek Mammeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 4th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Chop Chop F.C.'s zone, Agustín Saelices stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mebarek Mammeri came out of the goal and Agustín Saelices tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Dahleb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. In the 13th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mebarek Mammeri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mebarek Mammeri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of play. Hamid Bencherif's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamid Bencherif helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Chop Chop F.C. getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Hamid Bencherif hit a great ball. In the 18th minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mebarek Mammeri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Daniel Dahleb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Mebarek Mammeri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mebarek Mammeri having to interfere. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Daniel Dahleb sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th of the match, Daniel Dahleb tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Julio Vera got in the way and made a wonderful save. After 31 played minutes Chop Chop F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Mariusz Škarpa. Mebarek Mammeri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmed Toumi. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Dahleb got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Hamid Bencherif kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Tedj Bouguerra struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chop Chop F.C.. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tedj Bouguerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Camilo Gisbert kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Daniel Dahleb was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 63rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Chop Chop F.C.'s zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mebarek Mammeri 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. Agustín Saelices sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mebarek Mammeri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Dahleb in the 74th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Mebarek Mammeri made a huge save. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Dahleb in the 77th minute of play. Chop Chop F.C.'s Shen Sha Xu was substituted for Daniel Dahleb. In the 79th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Chop Chop F.C.'s Tedj Bouguerra. But to his dismay, Tedj Bouguerra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 84th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Larbi Merah took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Mebarek Mammeri in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mebarek Mammeri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.