Challenge

Neo-Tokyo Olympic St
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. After 5 played minutes Akira アキラ got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo MacAlister. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 7th minute. After having played for 8 minutes, Liu Zhi Guang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Akira アキラ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Liu Zhi Guang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Giorgi Mamardashvili 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. Giorgi Mamardashvili didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Giorgi Mamardashvili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Akira アキラ's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgi Mamardashvili 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. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgi Mamardashvili having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giorgi Mamardashvili was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Akira アキラ's Giorgi Mamardashvili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 37th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Laércio Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Egídio Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giorgi Mamardashvili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to Akira アキラ getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Egídio Lucas hit a great ball. In the 47th minute of the match Agustín Saelices shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giorgi Mamardashvili showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Liu Zhi Guang to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Giorgi Mamardashvili made a huge save. 54 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Giorgi Mamardashvili. Giorgi Mamardashvili made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 60th minute. Laércio Torres hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho scored 0-6 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giorgi Mamardashvili, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Giorgi Mamardashvili in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Akira アキラ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.