Challenge

Abismo de Helm
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stasio Klimkiewicz having to interfere. Stasio Klimkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 7th minute of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Paul Cacheres sent off a good shot on target. Paul Cacheres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. In the 25thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C.Rohan's Stasio Klimkiewicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C.Rohan'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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Stasio Klimkiewicz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Stasio Klimkiewicz 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 28th minute. In the 29th minute of the match, Paul Cacheres got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 32nd 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. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Paul Cacheres tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stasio Klimkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of the match. Stasio Klimkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Cacheres, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 62nd minute, Leal Losantos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leal Losantos in the 70th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Paul Cacheres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. 73 minutes into the match, F.C.Rohan's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Stasio Klimkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stasio Klimkiewicz made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Placido Landa hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. F.C.Rohan's Omero Baños was substituted for Leal Losantos. After 91 played minutes F.C.Rohan got a freekick which was hit by Placido Landa. In the 95th 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. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.