Challenge

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robertinho Carabajal kicked off to start the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Ulises Steven didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 9thth minute of the game Robertinho Carabajal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Smits in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Joseph Smits recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Julio Vera. Joseph Smits showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robertinho Carabajal in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. In the 29th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Ulises Steven. AFC Koolkerke's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robertinho Carabajal got free with Julio Vera in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. From close distance Robertinho Carabajal pressed in the 2-3 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 39 minutes into the game. AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ulises Steven tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal got a free kick in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Robertinho Carabajal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 58th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The audience was convinced that Robertinho Carabajal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 69th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robertinho Carabajal's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Ulises Steven however easily saved by the left post. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save AFC Koolkerke from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robertinho Carabajal in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Semi Acartürk in the 86th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. AFC Koolkerke'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. Luis Andino got in the 91st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Ulises Steven handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Robertinho Carabajal hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AFC Koolkerke throughout the match.