Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hu Yao Nan kicked off to start the match. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Toni Kroos MGZ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Ye Kang Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ye Kang Zhan had great luck who in the 7thth minute grab hold of the ball when Felix Montenegro from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antonio Arias charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Arias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Ecuador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Toni Kroos MGZ™:s goal. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Toni Kroos MGZ™'s Régis Lima. But to his dismay, Régis Lima quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Ye Kang Zhan made a huge save. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Régis Lima's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Régis Lima helped the player get up and apologised. Régis Lima hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ye Kang Zhan came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 30th minute. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hu Yao Nan in the 34th 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. 35 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ye Kang Zhan. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 40 played minutes Toni Kroos MGZ™ got a freekick which was hit by Felice Garibaldi. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ye Kang Zhan having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Toni Kroos MGZ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Yao Nan in the 48th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Ye Kang Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ye Kang Zhan. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 60th minute of play forced Toni Kroos MGZ™'s goalkeeper Ye Kang Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ye Kang Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ye Kang Zhan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Andino went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 72nd minute Hu Yao Nan 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 74 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ye Kang Zhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rafael Lenzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. When the referee ended the match the Ecuador players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.