Challenge

Theatre of Dionysus
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chop Chop F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mebarek Mammeri saved Chop Chop F.C. from getting behind. In the 9thth minute of the game Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Chop Chop F.C. booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Dahleb. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed 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. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. In the 34th minute, Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chop Chop F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience was convinced that Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Mebarek Mammeri however easily saved by the left post. After 55 minutes, Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chop Chop F.C. and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 55 played minutes Chop Chop F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed. In the 56th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mebarek Mammeri. Mebarek Mammeri yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. 60 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. When Chop Chop F.C.'s Ahmed-Muhammed Muhammed in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. 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 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chop Chop F.C.'s goalkeeper Mebarek Mammeri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mebarek Mammeri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chop Chop F.C. made a substitution. Djamel Medjiba replaced Chadli Boudjedra. Chop Chop F.C.'s Larbi Merah was substituted for Ahmed Toumi. In the 75th minute Shen Sha Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mebarek Mammeri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 76th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Chop Chop F.C.'s Mebarek Mammeri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Chop Chop F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 89th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Sha Xu in the 95th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.