Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lee Kang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jiang Kun Liang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of play. After 9 minutes Het Koffiehuis's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Jiang Kun Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jiang Kun Liang was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jiang Kun Liang having to interfere. In the 21st minute of the match, Gabriele Koffidis 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. Jiang Kun Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Tao Rong. Het Koffiehuis's Jiang Kun Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st 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. Jiang Kun Liang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Lee Kang got a free kick in the 36th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Bøll in the 40th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Jiang Kun Liang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th 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. Jiang Kun Liang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jiang Kun Liang 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 47th minute. After the first half Ecuador were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Gabriele Koffidis made the kick off in the second half. Jiang Kun Liang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jiang Kun Liang was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Het Koffiehuis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. After 62 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. After having played for 63 minutes, Milton Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Het Koffiehuis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Milton Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jiang Kun Liang was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Cristian Sancho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Sancho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Lee Kang came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Jiang Kun Liang to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 79 minutes, Daniel Zorita made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Het Koffiehuis's Jiang Kun Liang tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 86 minutes, Tao Rong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Het Koffiehuis and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Tao Rong got a free kick in the 86th minute. Het Koffiehuis's Jiang Kun Liang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Het Koffiehuis from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Gabriele Koffidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Het Koffiehuis's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriele Koffidis 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. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 95th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. The Het Koffiehuis fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.