Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valdemar Kuoppala made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Agustín Saelices's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edwin van der Sar was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Eero Uusipaavalniemi kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar 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 29th minute. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Valdemar Kuoppala put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Valdemar Kuoppala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 39th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 40th minute of play. Rio Ferdinand'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. Rio Ferdinand helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rio Ferdinand to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Rio Ferdinand got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Camilo Gisbert's late challenge caught a Manchester United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gisbert helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. In the 54th minute of the match Eero Uusipaavalniemi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. When Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. 62 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Eero Uusipaavalniemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 73rd minute of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Edwin van der Sar made a huge save. The corner ended in Cristian Sancho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Valdemar Kuoppala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdemar Kuoppala in the 88th 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gary Neville didn't get a good kick on the ball.