Challenge

Patrik Jensrud
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustín Saelices was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Aalberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vincent Aalberts was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Rigan Frankson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vincent Aalberts 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 26th minute. Vincent Aalberts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play forced CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalkeeper Vincent Aalberts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalie and right to Felix Montes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rigan Frankson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 37 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vincent Aalberts came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Rigan Frankson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rigan Frankson to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th 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. 63 minutes into the game, Juan Sebastián Puig recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vincent Aalberts. Juan Sebastián Puig showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ made a substitution. Mateo Nuno replaced Marios Theodorou. Yu Ming Xun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Camilo Gisbert made in the 69th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cristian Sancho. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Vincent Aalberts however easily saved by the left post. In the 73rd minute, Yu Ming Xun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 80th minute Yu Ming Xun 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. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts did a great save. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 86th minute. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Nuno, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Ming Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute of the match CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celestino Garaile ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Celestino Garaile almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. When the referee blew the final whistle, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.