Challenge

国家奥林匹克大球场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 肖翔伟 took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 4 in the game by 朱骋锋 from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. 武 石义 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, 朱骋锋 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and 朱骋锋 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 武 石义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of play. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 武 石义 having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, 肖翔伟 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯国家联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 肖翔伟 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute, Daniel Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 肖翔伟 in the 29th minute of the match. 武 石义 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Sebastián Puig in the 31st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Juan Sebastián Puig sped through ≮王者归来≯国家联队's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 武 石义. When 肖翔伟 fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯国家联队's protests and gave 肖翔伟 a yellow card for diving instead. 肖翔伟 hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯国家联队's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but 武 石义 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. The ≮王者归来≯国家联队 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-1.

肖翔伟 struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≮王者归来≯国家联队. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 朱骋锋's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. When 王剑荣 came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the ≮王者归来≯国家联队 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 王剑荣 couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯国家联队's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 武 石义 came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 59 minutes, Agustín Saelices mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the ≮王者归来≯国家联队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯国家联队 booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute of the match 许迅鸿 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but 武 石义 made a huge save. In the 69th 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: 0-2. In the 80th minute, 肖翔伟 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. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 肖翔伟 in the 83rd minute of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but 武 石义 made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 许迅鸿 during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ≮王者归来≯国家联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. 许迅鸿 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador played a much better game than ≮王者归来≯国家联队 and deserved their victory. The ≮王者归来≯国家联队 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.