Challenge

The Common
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 3 minutes into the match, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Paul Mersø sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vinnie Small having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Luis Andino notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Clapham Comets F.C.'s Vinnie Small. Vinnie Small was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vinnie Small made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of play. In the 15thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clapham Comets F.C.'s Vinnie Small was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vinnie Small took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th match minute, Clapham Comets F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Myers to maneuver through the defense. Vinnie Small showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vinnie Small. Clapham Comets F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Vinnie Small came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Felix Montenegro. But to his dismay, Felix Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Vinnie Small took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Clapham Comets F.C. getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Pierre Whittingham hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Vinnie Small. Clapham Comets F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 46 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Vinnie Small was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Clapham Comets F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Vinnie Small didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Vinnie Small showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 58th minute of the match. Vinnie Small was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 61 minute of play. Vinnie Small was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 67 minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vinnie Small. Clapham Comets F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. 78 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Vinnie Small was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pierre Whittingham hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vinnie Small. Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Luis Andino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vinnie Small, 0-10. Vinnie Small came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. When Francesco Fabregas fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clapham Comets F.C.'s protests and gave Francesco Fabregas a yellow card for diving instead. After 92 played minutes Clapham Comets F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Fabregas. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Clapham Comets F.C..