Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Felix Emmanuel kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Emmanuel came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Nicolas Hamard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Nicolas Hamard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Cats and dogs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Hamard in the 16th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Hamard came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Cats and dogs's Nicolas Hamard. But to his dismay, Nicolas Hamard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Emmanuel in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 29th minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Joe Camp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Cats and dogs's Egoitz Lagunas got a free kick in the 30th minute. Joe Camp 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 32nd minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Hamard, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Joe Camp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cats and dogs fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! In the 40th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Cats and dogs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Felix Montes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Felix Emmanuel struck a weak shot in the 43rd 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 Cats and dogs. In the 46thth minute of the game Felix Emmanuel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joe Camp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustín Saelices scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joe Camp, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Felix Emmanuel came free with the goalkeeper in the 59th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 61st minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Joe Camp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joe Camp having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Felix Emmanuel 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. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Sam Yilmaz hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cats and dogs's Joe Camp didn't even have to move. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolas Hamard in the 75th minute. Nicolas Hamard kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Hamard scored 1-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joe Camp having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's Nicolas Hamard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Cats and dogs's Nicolas Hamard. But to his dismay, Nicolas Hamard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Cats and dogs were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Ecuador's much stronger midfield.