Challenge

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) BUITRES II's 范翔宽 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paul Bogrea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 10th minute Lv Zhou 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. BUITRES II's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Narciso Socorro in the 11th minute. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paul Bogrea. Paul Bogrea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 24th minute. Lv Zhou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Narciso Socorro hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. BUITRES II's Paul Bogrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of play. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind BUITRES II's goalkeeper Paul Bogrea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paul Bogrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 36th 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. 38 minutes into the game, Lv Zhou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carl Åberg charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carl Åberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Lv Zhou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. BUITRES II's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Paul Bogrea, making the score, 2-4. BUITRES II's Paul Bogrea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save BUITRES II from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute Lv Zhou 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. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lv Zhou's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Lv Zhou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Zhou in the 65th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. After 70 minutes of play, BUITRES II's Lv Zhou made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paul Bogrea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Zhou in the 77th minute of play. Paul Bogrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd play minute Cristian Sancho came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Paul Bogrea. 3-5. In the 86th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Bogrea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Paul Bogrea however easily saved by the left post. After 91 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Narciso Socorro who took care of the corner kick. Carl Åberg kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Zhou in the 94th minute of play. The BUITRES II fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.