Challenge

Sinsin Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emanuel Vanooteghem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match Sinsin got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dominick Weijnandts ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a defensive mix-up in Sinsin's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bavo Van Eeckhout came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bavo Van Eeckhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bavo Van Eeckhout. Bavo Van Eeckhout 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. 20 minutes into the match, Sinsin's Emanuel Vanooteghem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sinsin's Bavo Van Eeckhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Sinsin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernard Pacolet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bavo Van Eeckhout 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 24th minute. Emanuel Vanooteghem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Vanooteghem in the 28th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sinsin's Bavo Van Eeckhout. Bavo Van Eeckhout was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Ecuador's Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sinsin's goalie prevented a goal. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Bavo Van Eeckhout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sinsin's Bavo Van Eeckhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 45th minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Sinsin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernst Matthijs didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Emanuel Vanooteghem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Emanuel Vanooteghem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 54 minutes into the match, Sinsin's goalkeeper Bavo Van Eeckhout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Bavo Van Eeckhout to make any attempt to save it. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bavo Van Eeckhout, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Bavo Van Eeckhout skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 66th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. If Emanuel Vanooteghem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 70 in the game by Cristian Sancho from a close distance when the talented Bavo Van Eeckhout managed to make a qualified save. Sinsin's players were relieved. Bavo Van Eeckhout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 83rd minute of play forced Sinsin's goalkeeper Bavo Van Eeckhout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Bavo Van Eeckhout in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Emanuel Vanooteghem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Emanuel Vanooteghem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emanuel Vanooteghem scored 1-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sinsin throughout the match.