Challenge

Manchester United
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Azam Chew got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Afiq Nair was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After 4 played minutes Manchester United got a freekick which was hit by Afiq Nair. Ali Artuner 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 6th minute. Azam Chew who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 9thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Bryan Ramachandran came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Manchester United 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 Bryan Ramachandran couldn't finish the play. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Manchester United's Azam Chew fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ali Artuner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of the match. Azam Chew sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Artuner saved Manchester United from getting behind. 27 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ali Artuner. Manchester United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Azam Chew in the 31st minute of play. Ali Artuner 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 32nd minute. Azam Chew's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 36 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniz Keng who took care of the corner kick. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniz Keng in the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Cristian Sancho 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Arias during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Antonio Arias got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Danish Ning hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniz Keng in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Ramachandran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Manchester United's Azam Chew 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. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manchester United's Ali Artuner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester United's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Artuner came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 65th minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Ali Artuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Ramachandran in the 68th minute of play. After 69 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniz Keng who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Daniz Keng got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 69th match minute, Manchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klement Penkalski to maneuver through the defense. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute of the match Alam Lee sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Ali Artuner in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Manchester United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Bryan Ramachandran hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azam Chew in the 85th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Artuner having to interfere. Ecuador were furious when Primitivo Andino was red carded, 91 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Ecuador:s Julio Vera showed great skill when he stopped Azam Chew:s penalty. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azam Chew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Manchester United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.