Challenge

ACS ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edgar Lang got the match started through his kick off. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolas Joey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 2nd minute of play. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Nicolas Joey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by FC ARK CS's Júlio Severo. But to his dismay, Júlio Severo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Nicolas Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 24 minutes, Barry Charles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC ARK CS and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC ARK CS getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Barry Charles hit a great ball. Nicolas Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of the match. Julio Vera had great luck who in the 35thth minute grab hold of the ball when Edgar Lang from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Joey having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Felix Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Júlio Severo tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Edgar Lang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgar Lang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 56th match minute, FC ARK CS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yiğit Hasan to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Severo in the 68th minute of the match. Júlio Severo's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júlio Severo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Júlio Severo 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 Edgar Lang in the 74th minute of the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Severo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Severo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Edgar Lang 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. Edgar Lang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save FC ARK CS from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Júlio Severo's shot from short distance in the 95th minute.