Challenge

Buckingham Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guamán Olozaga made the kick off which started today's match. Buckingham AFC's Hu Fan Yi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 2nd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Buckingham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Hu Fan Yi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Guamán Olozaga came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play forced Buckingham AFC's goalkeeper Hu Fan Yi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Blajin in the 15th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jardel Gol during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Buckingham AFC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jardel Gol hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Hu Fan Yi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hu Fan Yi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Hu Fan Yi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The corner led Buckingham AFC's Gheorghe Blajin to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Buckingham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Hu Fan Yi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hu Fan Yi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 34th 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. Hu Fan Yi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hu Fan Yi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felix Montenegro scored 0-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hu Fan Yi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Buckingham AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Guamán Olozaga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. 57 minutes into the game, Thom Douglas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Buckingham AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The referee gave Ecuador a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Daniel Zorita, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Buckingham AFC's Hu Fan Yi. 0-2. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Norton came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hu Fan Yi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Buckingham AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hu Fan Yi having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guamán Olozaga in the 81st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hu Fan Yi. That made the score 0-3 after 82 minutes of play. After 84 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. In the 85th minute Jardel Gol 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 88th minute of play forced Buckingham AFC's goalkeeper Hu Fan Yi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jude Bowen during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Buckingham AFC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hu Fan Yi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Zorita showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 97 minute of play. The Buckingham AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.