Challenge

Kloster Arena
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. THB Herrenalb's Willi Wolters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play. THB Herrenalb's Willi Wolters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play. After 16 played minutes THB Herrenalb got a freekick which was hit by Zacharias Schöbel. After a defensive mix-up in THB Herrenalb's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Willi Wolters came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Willi Wolters narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After 33 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roberto Pöhler who took care of the corner kick. THB Herrenalb's Roberto Pöhler was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Willi Wolters tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willi Wolters saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Willi Wolters having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 43rd minute of play forced THB Herrenalb's goalkeeper Willi Wolters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lutz Holtzmann stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, THB Herrenalb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feodor Hecht to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Willi Wolters made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 64th minute of play forced THB Herrenalb's goalkeeper Willi Wolters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lutz Holtzmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lutz Holtzmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of THB Herrenalb booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willi Wolters saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Arne Stern came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the THB Herrenalb 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 Arne Stern couldn't finish the play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristian Sancho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Willi Wolters firmly grabbed it by the left post. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by THB Herrenalb'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 were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.