Challenge

Stowe IP
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Niles Crane started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stowe City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. If Leo Bingham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 12th minute, Leo Bingham 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. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaj Helström was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Kaj Helström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaj Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Kaj Helström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kaj Helström saved Stowe City from getting behind. 38 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Stroh came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaj Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leo Bingham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Niles Crane tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Stowe City's Kaj Helström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Stowe City from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the game, Leo Bingham was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stowe City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Leo Bingham hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niles Crane in the 62nd minute of the match. Stowe City made a substitution. Matt Briggs replaced Leo Bingham. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Stowe City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johnathan Haynes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Sancho during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Stowe City booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Sancho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niles Crane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Kaj Helström managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 85 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kaj Helström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ecuador's Luis Andino got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsmail Pekşen in the 90th minute of the match. Ecuador played a much better game than Stowe City and deserved their victory. The Stowe City players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.