Challenge

常熟海虞足球俱乐部队
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 吕洋鹏 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th match minute, 天下常熟 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 洪政阳 to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 吕洋鹏. 天下常熟's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 吕洋鹏. 吕洋鹏 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 吕洋鹏 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 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play forced 天下常熟's goalkeeper 吕洋鹏 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sverker Askberg during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After recieving a nice pass, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 44th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th match minute, 天下常熟 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 麦云昆 to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 1-2 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 Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 梅宇卫 in the 50th minute of play. If Patric Linqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 played minutes 天下常熟 got a freekick which was hit by 洪政阳. 吕洋鹏 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with 吕洋鹏 in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind 天下常熟's goalkeeper 吕洋鹏, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sverker Askberg kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 天下常熟's 吕洋鹏 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save 天下常熟 from getting a goal against them. A collision led to 天下常熟 getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. 洪政阳 hit a great ball. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 吕洋鹏 quite easily take care of the ball. 梅宇卫'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 86th minute of play.