Challenge

CenturyLink Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sonny Sigman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Agustin Orion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heliodoro Verdu in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sonny Sigman in the 14th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Tough and Tasty FC's Heliodoro Verdu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charly Alcaraz hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Heliodoro Verdu sent off a good shot on target. When Heliodoro Verdu came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Tough and Tasty FC 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 Heliodoro Verdu couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jagad Banan hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, Perrando Rousseau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, Heliodoro Verdu notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Heliodoro Verdu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Agustin Orion in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the match, Tough and Tasty FC's goalkeeper Agustin Orion had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 78th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Agustin Orion was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 84 minutes into the match, Tough and Tasty FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Agustin Orion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tough and Tasty FC's Agustin Orion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 86th minute of play. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Algot Hegg was slow to take the kick. During this time Tough and Tasty FC's players had a chance to rest. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Tough and Tasty FC had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.