Challenge

Old Trafford Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. 3 minutes into the match, Agustín Saelices notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s 陈博昆. 陈博昆 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 6th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 陈博昆 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 陈博昆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dries De Hondt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of play forced ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s goalkeeper 陈博昆 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. 21 minutes into the match, ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but 陈博昆 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dries De Hondt charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dries De Hondt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dries De Hondt to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s zone, Felix Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 陈博昆 came out of the goal and Felix Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 陈博昆 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Andino went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 陈博昆 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dries De Hondt came free with the goalkeeper in the 32nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. Felice Aceto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When 姜桑森 fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s protests and gave 姜桑森 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd match minute, ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 姜桑森 to maneuver through the defense. 陈博昆 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dries De Hondt to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Dries De Hondt 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 Dries De Hondt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 姜桑森 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 57 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarod Cunningham didn't get a good kick on the ball. 陈博昆 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felice Aceto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. 陈博昆 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but 陈博昆 firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 79th minute of play forced ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s goalkeeper 陈博昆 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s goalkeeper 陈博昆, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with 陈博昆 in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Cristian Sancho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Jarod Cunningham hit a great ball. 陈博昆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 89 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented 陈博昆 managed to make a qualified save. ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦'s players were relieved. 陈博昆 was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Cristian Sancho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Sancho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. In the 93rd match minute, ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Csaba Bognár to maneuver through the defense. 汪远皓'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. 汪远皓 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ❦2023❃昕逸航❃铜山古城❥小岛时光❦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarod Cunningham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.