Challenge

The Linc
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Curiphila Eagles's goalie and right to Agustín Saelices. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Curiphila Eagles's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 10th minute of the match, Lúcio Sá tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 12 minutes into the match, Curiphila Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Kjell Sjöö reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Curiphila Eagles getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Vince Van Hooveldt hit a great ball. Curiphila Eagles's Kjell Sjöö played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 13th minute of play. 尤奕景 hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Kjell Sjöö 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. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 26th minute. With an all-out effort, Curiphila Eagles's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lúcio Sá, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Curiphila Eagles's Kjell Sjöö played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 30th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Erik Vihonský managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curiphila Eagles's supporters rose to their feet, but Erik Vihonský was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Sá in the 32nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas Gerber was extremely unlucky when he, in the 34th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Kjell Sjöö took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kjell Sjöö having to interfere. In the 40th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell Sjöö saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 minutes, Vince Van Hooveldt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curiphila Eagles and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vince Van Hooveldt kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kjell Sjöö. Curiphila Eagles's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kjell Sjöö showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 48th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erik Vihonský was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Curiphila Eagles's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 56 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Khaidir Sopandi charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khaidir Sopandi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Curiphila Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khaidir Sopandi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lúcio Sá in the 61st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Kjell Sjöö in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Curiphila Eagles's Nico Cunha was substituted for 尤奕景. Kjell Sjöö took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kjell Sjöö showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Erik Vihonský made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Erik Vihonský's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Sá in the 78th minute of the match. Kjell Sjöö made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Curiphila Eagles's goalkeeper Kjell Sjöö had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. The supporters of Curiphila Eagles booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Vihonský in the 89th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gustavo Reis who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Curiphila Eagles's corner Gustavo Reis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Montenegro during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 94 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Curiphila Eagles support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.