Challenge

圣西罗鸟巢
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 杜荣镇 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 杜荣镇. 淡泊明志&宁静致远's 董峰辉 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of play forced 淡泊明志&宁静致远's goalkeeper 董峰辉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After 11 minutes 淡泊明志&宁静致远's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 董峰辉 quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera was a little too slow when 杜荣镇 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Hagi came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of 淡泊明志&宁静致远 booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 淡泊明志&宁静致远's 董峰辉 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute of play forced 淡泊明志&宁静致远's goalkeeper 董峰辉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 董峰辉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 董峰辉 quite easily take care of the ball. In the 35th match minute, 淡泊明志&宁静致远 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 姚冰适 to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 董峰辉. 淡泊明志&宁静致远's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If 杜荣镇 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, 淡泊明志&宁静致远's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but 董峰辉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by 淡泊明志&宁静致远'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. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 董峰辉 quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, 杜荣镇 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and 杜荣镇 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. 董峰辉 made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 66th minute, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 董峰辉. 董峰辉 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. After 70 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. Gică Hagi hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 董峰辉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 minutes 淡泊明志&宁静致远's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Felix Montenegro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 董峰辉 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 83 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. Marcus Rashford recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd 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, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Hagi came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Marcus Rashford got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because 淡泊明志&宁静致远 had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.