Challenge

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Ecuador's Antonio Arias seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antonio Arias the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ecuador protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antonio Arias had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ecuador! Ecuador:s Julio Vera showed great skill when he stopped Pacorro Aguilar:s penalty. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pacorro Aguilar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 20th minute, but Julio Vera got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Ecuador hanging dry this time. Agustín Saelices took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edwin van der Sar. Edwin van der Sar 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. Pacorro Aguilar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pacorro Aguilar scored 2-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

A collision led to ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Refugio Colsa hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute Jedrzej Kloczko 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. 61 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pacorro Aguilar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edwin van der Sar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Santos Sanz was substituted for Refugio Colsa. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Noel Guerrero replaced Gaspar Alborza. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pero Falla was substituted for Pacorro Aguilar. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Falla, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Falla, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Edwin van der Sar. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Falla, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Falla, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.