Challenge

Arena Eisenberg
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 3 minutes into the match, Mirko Saßmannshausen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Vera, 1-0. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastian Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Julio Vera was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Mirko Saßmannshausen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mirko Saßmannshausen really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bastian Abel having to interfere. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mirko Saßmannshausen in the 29th minute of the match. After 29 minutes of play, FC Eisenberg's Mirko Saßmannshausen made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute Mirko Saßmannshausen 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 an important save on a dangerous shot by Matthias Tilk in the 37th minute. FC Eisenberg's Bastian Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Mirko Saßmannshausen came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mirko Saßmannshausen was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Friedrich Reubold's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 54th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastian Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Friedrich Reubold charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Friedrich Reubold the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Eisenberg getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Friedrich Reubold hit a great ball. Bastian Abel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirko Saßmannshausen in the 62nd minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Mirko Saßmannshausen made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Folko Meckelburg, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Benjamin Kamin's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Kamin helped the player get up and apologised. Benjamin Kamin hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mirko Saßmannshausen in the 69th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Eisenberg's Bastian Abel got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bastian Abel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 75th minute. If Friedrich Reubold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 79 played minutes FC Eisenberg got a freekick which was hit by Jupp Knapp. Bastian Abel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Juan Sebastián Puig was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to FC Eisenberg getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Wolfgang Schui hit a great ball. Folko Meckelburg might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Folko Meckelburg ran back to his position shaking his head.