Challenge

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kurt Groll kicked off to start the match. Umberto Cunha 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 7th minute, Kurt Groll 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. When Felix Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 8th 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 Felix Montenegro couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute, Xande Sharkin made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Kurt Groll's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Lu Xing Song tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Groll in the 25th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Umberto Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Umberto Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Umberto Cunha. Pégasus F. C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Umberto Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Groll, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Luis Andino heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 64th match minute, Pégasus F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chupan Mangas to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 69th minute Xande Sharkin 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Samuca Tepedino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pégasus F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Samuca Tepedino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiao Ang Le in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Umberto Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiao Ang Le in the 78th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Groll in the 81st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umberto Cunha having to interfere. Chupan Mangas kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qiao Ang Le in the 88th 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. After 88 minutes, Qiao Ang Le made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 91stth minute of the game Qiao Ang Le 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. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pégasus F. C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.