Challenge

Eaton Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Stratton FC's Alessandro Sacchi 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. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakub Zoufalý in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Stratton FC's Martyon Gronow got a free kick in the 7th minute. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lawrance See. Stratton FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 10th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Martyon Gronow charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martyon Gronow the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Martyon Gronow hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Lawrance See took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lawrance See made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Stratton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradshaw Waller didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lawrance See made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Lawrance See reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Lawrance See reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dakota Moorby kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Lawrance See took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Alessandro Sacchi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Alessandro Sacchi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Lawrance See reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Stratton FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lawrance See quite easily take care of the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Bradshaw Waller came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, Bradshaw Waller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lawrance See. Lawrance See dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Jakub Zoufalý fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Lawrance See tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Lawrance See showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lawrance See breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 56 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Jakub Zoufalý kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Cristinel Paraschivescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lawrance See made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Stratton FC's Lawrance See played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 66th minute of play. Cristian Sancho scored 1-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lawrance See, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stratton FC made a substitution. Matt Sanderson replaced Dakota Moorby. Lawrance See made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 71st minute. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lawrance See having to interfere. After 76th play minutes Daniel Zorita shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Lawrance See and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 83rd minute of the match Stratton FC 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. Brynn Andrews ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Stratton FC's Brynn Andrews to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lawrance See 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 84th minute. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lawrance See could save by the left post. 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 92nd minute. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lawrance See in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Martyon Gronow was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Stratton FC's Martyon Gronow got a free kick in the 94th minute. Felix Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Lawrance See made a huge save. The Stratton FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.