Challenge

the hope
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Heineken Youths's Strong Body 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. Steen Müür showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play forced Heineken Youths's goalkeeper Steen Müür to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes, Felix Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Heineken Youths players grew even worse after the yellow card. 10 minutes into the match, Heineken Youths's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Steen Müür reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Strong Body hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Luis Andino might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Steen Müür. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Andino ran back to his position shaking his head. Steen Müür took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Strong Body in the 25th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 26 minutes, Edgar van Rijswijk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Heineken Youths and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th minute, Edgar van Rijswijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute, Dennis Heida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heineken Youths's Steen Müür played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play. Heineken Youths's Steen Müür played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Strong Body. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 50th minute Strong Body 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. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boukjan van Dongen in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute of the match Heineken Youths 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. Boukjan van Dongen ran over to the corner to take the kick. During the 57th minute of the match Edgar van Rijswijk completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edgar van Rijswijk a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Heineken Youths's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Ecuador's Luis Andino got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luis Andino charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luis Andino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Heineken Youths's goalkeeper Steen Müür, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Heineken Youths's goalkeeper Steen Müür had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Steen Müür in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Heineken Youths'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. Boukjan van Dongen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heiko Cruijff during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Heineken Youths fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! In the 88th minute of the game, Ecuador got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Heineken Youths's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steen Müür came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.