Challenge

Λrena 51
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's Jefferson de Amaral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 7 minutes, Jefferson de Amaral made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agustín Saelices in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Theo Machado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Jefferson de Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th 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. In the 40th play minute Jefferson de Amaral came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Julio Vera. 2-0. Λstral Villains FC's Pedro Cavalcante quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Daniel Zorita, made in the 43rd minute of the game. Jefferson de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jefferson de Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After having played for 52 minutes, Jefferson de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Λstral Villains FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jefferson de Amaral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emil Berntzen hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Theo Machado in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Majstorović hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Theo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 63rd minute of the match. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emil Berntzen kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Λstral Villains FC's Lars Holand was substituted for Jefferson de Amaral. After 69 played minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Theo Machado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ecuador reached it. Camilo Gisbert made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Juan Sebastián Puig. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lars Holand might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lars Holand ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Holand in the 74th minute of play. Theo Machado was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 2-1. A collision led to Λstral Villains FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Daniel Majstorović hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita scored 2-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Theo Machado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars Holand went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Holand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emil Berntzen who took care of the corner kick. Λstral Villains FC's Emil Berntzen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 95th 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. In the 96th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Λstral Villains FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.