Challenge

Santiago benarbéu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Aimar in the 5th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Liu Zhou Feng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pablo Aimar hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Los Galacticos's Liu Zhou Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Liu Zhou Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xie Yue Chao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Los Galacticos's Liu Zhou Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 23rd minute of play. Liu Zhou Feng 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 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 31st minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Liu Zhou Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Zhou Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Galacticos'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. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Liu Zhou Feng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xiao Jian Bo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Xiao Jian Bo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 39th minute. Xiao Jian Bo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liu Zhou Feng having to interfere. 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 Xiao Jian Bo to make the kick off. Kong Jing Kun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Liu Zhou Feng could save by the left post. When Los Galacticos's Kong Jing Kun in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Los Galacticos's Liu Zhou Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Liu Zhou Feng was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Los Galacticos's Liu Zhou Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 71st minute of play. Los Galacticos made a substitution. Ruben Le replaced Xie Yue Chao. 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 74th minute. Liu Zhou Feng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 75th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kong Jing Kun in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kong Jing Kun in the 77th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kong Jing Kun kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Liu Zhou Feng when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Liu Zhou Feng in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.