Challenge

Old Trafford Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dries De Hondt started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvinho Zanette to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute, Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s 陈博昆 didn't even have to move. ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s 陈博昆 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of play. 陈博昆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dries De Hondt charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dries De Hondt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ got a freekick which was hit by Dries De Hondt. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 陈博昆. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 21stth minute of the game Cristian Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s 陈博昆 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dries De Hondt in the 33rd minute of the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 陈博昆 having to interfere. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 陈博昆 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s Jarod Cunningham got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s 姜桑森 got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After having played for 55 minutes, Csaba Bognár managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Csaba Bognár was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 60 minutes into the game, Juan Sebastián Puig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ the free kick. The supporters of ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Csaba Bognár was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s 陈博昆 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 66th minute of play. 陈博昆 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 72nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felice Aceto during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Felice Aceto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. 王景迪 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 陈博昆 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 81st minute. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which 陈博昆 however easily saved by the left post. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. 陈博昆 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Dries De Hondt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Felice Aceto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.