Challenge

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Afiz Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Teo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shafiq Chien-Kwan who took care of the corner kick. Victor Chan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Afiz Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Victor Chan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Redbourn AFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Hidayat Peng hit a great ball. Afiz Teo came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Afiz Teo 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 30th minute. In the 34th match minute, Redbourn AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farhan Ching to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Zorita scored 0-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Afiz Teo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 46th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 47 minutes, Hidayat Peng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Redbourn AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hidayat Peng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victor Chan made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Hidayat Peng 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. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hidayat Peng's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Soon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Redbourn AFC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Farhan Ching hit a great ball. If Didi Teo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afiz Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 60th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Redbourn AFC's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afiz Teo came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Afiz Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 70th minute of the match. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Daniel Zorita got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-4. 72 minutes into the match. Hidayat Peng might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hidayat Peng ran back to his position shaking his head. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 80th minute of play. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Afiz Teo made a huge save. With a little luck, Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Chan in the 93rd minute of the match. Ecuador played a much better game than Redbourn AFC and deserved their victory. The Redbourn AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.