Challenge

Rookie Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. After a rather tough play, Chisholm Rookie's Santo Gordon got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danial McDermott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danial McDermott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 19 played minutes Chisholm Rookie got a freekick which was hit by 石博震. Danial McDermott 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 21st minute. In the 26th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Danial McDermott. Chisholm Rookie's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Connor Christie in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Connor Christie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Connor Christie, 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 Connor Christie in the 36th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chisholm Rookie the free kick. In the 46th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. The Chisholm Rookie players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

Chisholm Rookie's Danial McDermott proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Chisholm Rookie from getting a goal against them. Chisholm Rookie's Danial McDermott proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Chisholm Rookie from getting a goal against them. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Dorsey in the 64th minute of play. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Adolfo Dorsey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Danial McDermott made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Adolfo Dorsey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Danial McDermott didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Connor Christie in the 90th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador played a much better game than Chisholm Rookie and deserved their victory. The Chisholm Rookie players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.