Challenge

The Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sporting Mambo's Frederik Blaumüller 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. Felix Montenegro took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian De Vleeschauwere. Florian De Vleeschauwere 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. In the 19th match minute, Sporting Mambo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Mattsson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Florian De Vleeschauwere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Behzat Hazer came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frederik Blaumüller's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Constant Maerschalk hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Florian De Vleeschauwere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Florian De Vleeschauwere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Florian De Vleeschauwere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sporting Mambo's Florian De Vleeschauwere. Florian De Vleeschauwere was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederik Blaumüller, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Behzat Hazer hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Constant Maerschalk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Mambo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 51st minute, Constant Maerschalk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 53 minutes of play Sporting Mambo's Constant Maerschalk was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behzat Hazer in the 56th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Frederik Blaumüller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behzat Hazer in the 62nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Sporting Mambo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ief Van der Perren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho scored 1-3 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florian De Vleeschauwere, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Sporting Mambo a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rajmond Petris, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederik Blaumüller in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Mattsson kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sporting Mambo's Eric Mattsson got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 84th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederik Blaumüller in the 85th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rajmond Petris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89thth minute of the game Frederik Blaumüller 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. After 90 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. Frederik Blaumüller struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Mambo. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. In the 96th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador played a much better game than Sporting Mambo and deserved their victory. The Sporting Mambo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.