Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomas Verheydt started the match with the kick off. Dé Töpper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Macedonio Fonticoba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Verheydt in the 8th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Verheydt in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Macedonio Fonticoba's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Macedonio Fonticoba put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. 24 minutes into the match, Vampiros Aztecas's goalkeeper Juan Chayo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Juan Chayo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Verheydt hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Verheydt, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Verheydt in the 32nd minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Verheydt, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Juan Chayo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Thomas Verheydt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomas Verheydt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Juan Chayo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Vampiros Aztecas's Ragnar Lodbrok got a free kick in the 51st minute. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Juan Chayo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 58th 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. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Thomas Verheydt sent off a good shot on target. Thomas Verheydts short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Julio Vera didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Vampiros Aztecas's Thomas Verheydt shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. The supporters of Vampiros Aztecas booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by 武 曹操 from long distance, 66 minutes into the match, got Julio Vera's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Dé Töpper fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Vampiros Aztecas's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Juan Chayo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Thomas Verheydt could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Julio Vera however easily saved by the left post. In the 75th minute, Agustín Saelices made a precise shot to the right of Juan Chayo. Vampiros Aztecas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. 82 minutes into the match, Vampiros Aztecas's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Juan Chayo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vampiros Aztecas's Juan Chayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 86th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Montes's late challenge caught a Vampiros Aztecas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Thomas Verheydt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 96 minute of play. Vampiros Aztecas were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Ecuador's much stronger midfield.