Challenge

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abdi Mehmet Rakim made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 15 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feijo Fresnos was slow to take the kick. During this time The Everett Hawks's players had a chance to rest. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Tanek Fronczak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Everett Hawks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when The Everett Hawks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tanek Fronczak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th match minute, The Everett Hawks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdi Mehmet Rakim to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Philippe-Arnaud Heremans put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 72nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 74th minute of play. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Luke Van Bostraeten replaced Philip Goorts. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Jorg Van Halssbeeck replaced Willem-Jan Grootjans. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Ludo Vanden Bossche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 87th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ludo Vanden Bossche. Ludo Vanden Bossche yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1.