Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mümin Yenisey kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Mümin Yenisey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Pražští Pepíci and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Mümin Yenisey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the match, FC Pražští Pepíci's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Jonáš Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonáš Rosa came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 11th minute, Axl Ares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play forced FC Pražští Pepíci's goalkeeper Jonáš Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th 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. Jonáš Rosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonáš Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Pražští Pepíci's Jonáš Rosa. Jonáš Rosa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 27 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonáš Rosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 31st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Pražští Pepíci's goalie and right to Luis Andino. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Pražští Pepíci's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When FC Pražští Pepíci's Hu Hong Le in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th 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 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Hong Le in the 40th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axl Ares who took care of the corner kick. Primitivo Andino tried in the 42nd minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Julio Vera a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-3. After 47 minutes, Felix Montes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the FC Pražští Pepíci players grew even worse after the yellow card. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hu Hong Le in the 48th minute of play. Hu Hong Le's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 49th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. 58 minutes into the game, FC Pražští Pepíci's Hu Hong Le nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. FC Pražští Pepíci's Jonáš Rosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save FC Pražští Pepíci from getting a goal against them. 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 65th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Pražští Pepíci's goalie and right to Felix Montenegro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Pražští Pepíci's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 67 minutes into the match, Hu Hong Le had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hu Hong Le was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jonáš Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hu Hong Le fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Hu Hong Le stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Hu Hong Le tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC Pražští Pepíci's Sebastian Pieprz was substituted for Jan Dolák. Jonáš Rosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 81st minute. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Jonáš Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonáš Rosa, 3-4. When Axl Ares fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Pražští Pepíci's protests and gave Axl Ares a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Pražští Pepíci's Axl Ares got a free kick in the 96th minute. Jonáš Rosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 97th minute. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.