Challenge

Höllgrotte
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Seco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Flatline Zombies's Armağan Mukremin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Flatline Zombies'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. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Paulo Seco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of play forced Flatline Zombies's goalkeeper Armağan Mukremin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert. When Finn Neeser came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Flatline Zombies 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 Finn Neeser couldn't finish the play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Flatline Zombies's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Agustín Saelices made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Flatline Zombies's Armağan Mukremin managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 22nd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Armağan Mukremin. Flatline Zombies's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Flatline Zombies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Finn Neeser didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Seco was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 33rd minute. Flatline Zombies's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Liborius Müller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armağan Mukremin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When Leon Kalb fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flatline Zombies's protests and gave Leon Kalb a yellow card for diving instead. 44 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armağan Mukremin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 45 minutes Flatline Zombies's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Felix Montes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Armağan Mukremin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 46th minute. The corner led to Ecuador's Luis Andino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Luis Andino hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

53 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armağan Mukremin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Armağan Mukremin made a huge save. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 74th minute Liborius Müller 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. Armağan Mukremin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 76th minute of play. Cristian Sancho was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 77th minute. Ecuador's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Armağan Mukremin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Seco in the 85th minute of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulo Seco's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Paulo Seco scored 2-2 in the 89th 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. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Flatline Zombies's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. 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 Armağan Mukremin quite easily take care of the ball.