Challenge

Grasmere Fields
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nickolaj Nickerson made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolaj Nickerson came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolaj Nickerson in the 5th minute of the match. Quentin Cobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play. Primitivo Andino made in the 21st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Felix Montenegro. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Quentin Cobb. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28th minute, Nickolaj Nickerson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harlow AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Seb Towler charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seb Towler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Andino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Quentin Cobb breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolaj Nickerson came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Quentin Cobb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of the match. After having played for 38 minutes, Nickolaj Nickerson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harlow AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nickolaj Nickerson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Quentin Cobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 40th minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 42nd 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Harlow AFC's Ryan Chivers couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 45th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ecuador. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quentin Cobb having to interfere. After having played for 63 minutes, Ryan Chivers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harlow AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ryan Chivers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 65th minute of play forced Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quentin Cobb 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 72nd minute. In the 78th minute, Nickolaj Nickerson made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 81st 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Zappacosta's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. With a little luck, Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Quentin Cobb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Harlow AFC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.