Challenge

JUAN DOMINGO PERON
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fan Qi Bin kicked off to start the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Fan Qi Bin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pancha Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fan Qi Bin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilbert Cieliczka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 10 in the game by Fan Qi Bin from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilbert Cieliczka having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Gilbert Cieliczka. Pancha Futbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilbert Cieliczka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gilbert Cieliczka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pancha Futbol Club's Gilbert Cieliczka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Pancha Futbol Club got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Primitivo Godoy ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Anthon Mellbad heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Fan Qi Bin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Fan Qi Bin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luis Andino hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Fan Qi Bin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Sultan-Mehmet De Paula sent off a good shot on target. After 47 minutes of play, Pancha Futbol Club's Anthon Mellbad made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sultan-Mehmet De Paula in the 66th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gilbert Cieliczka. That made the score 1-3 after 67 minutes of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sultan-Mehmet De Paula in the 72nd minute of play. When Felix Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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 Felix Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Gilbert Cieliczka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Arias in the 76th minute of the match. Luis Andino struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Gilbert Cieliczka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Maximo Gartzi sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilbert Cieliczka having to interfere. Maximo Gartzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fan Qi Bin during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fan Qi Bin kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pancha Futbol Club throughout the match.