Challenge

Stade
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Felix Emmanuel kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Cristian Sancho 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. In the 5th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Camp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joe Camp. Joe Camp dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joe Camp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Felix Emmanuel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolas Hamard took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Joe Camp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cats and dogs's Joe Camp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cats and dogs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. With an all-out effort, Cats and dogs's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nicolas Hamard, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Joe Camp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Nicolas Hamard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cats and dogs's Joe Camp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of play. Joe Camp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Camp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 51st 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. In the 56th minute Felix Emmanuel 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. Cats and dogs's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Joe Camp, making the score, 2-3. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joe Camp having to interfere. Cats and dogs's Gaétan Bouchard was substituted for Felix Emmanuel. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joe Camp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joe Camp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 72nd minute. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Joe Camp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Daniel Zorita fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Joe Camp, passed just outside the right post. Joe Camp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 79th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joe Camp having to interfere. Joe Camp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Joe Camp made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bérenger Ethève kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Cats and dogs fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.