Challenge

The Lions Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita 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. The supporters of Red Lions Of Hell booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börje Jelm in the 7th minute of play. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonis Liolidis. Antonis Liolidis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 15 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Antonis Liolidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Börje Jelm in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Börje Jelm's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 28thth minute of the game Börje Jelm 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. Antonis Liolidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonis Liolidis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 33rd minute, Ciprian Pintilescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Red Lions Of Hell's Begg Scully dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Antonis Liolidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After having played for 41 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Red Lions Of Hell's Borys Panikowski got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 47th match minute, Red Lions Of Hell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Burni to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Börje Jelm made a kick off. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Begg Scully in the 54th minute of the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börje Jelm in the 65th minute of play. Antonis Liolidis made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. If Börje Jelm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Börje Jelm came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Red Lions Of Hell fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Börje Jelm couldn't finish the play. In the 88th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Börje Jelm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Red Lions Of Hell were awarded a corner. Ciprian Pintilescu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Ciprian Pintilescu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. After 96 played minutes Red Lions Of Hell got a freekick which was hit by Borys Panikowski. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.