Challenge

The Nerd Nest
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marian Banas made the kick off which started today's match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marian Banas's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. In the 5th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Noce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 6th minute. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Enzo Noce quite easily take care of the ball. Enzo Noce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 6th minute of play. Enzo Noce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play forced The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper Enzo Noce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Enzo Noce quite easily take care of the ball. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 23 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enzo Noce was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Enzo Noce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 27th minute of play forced The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper Enzo Noce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Nerd Herd's Jan-Kenneth Skog got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 32nd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play forced The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper Enzo Noce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alin Armeanca kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Kenneth Skog in the 54th minute of the match. Enzo Noce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Marian Banas scored 1-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Enzo Noce firmly grabbed it by the left post. 65 minutes into the game, The Nerd Herd's Alin Armeanca 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, 2-2. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alin Armeanca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enzo Noce made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 73rd minute. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Nerd Herd'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. It was a well-played corner which Agustín Saelices managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 78th minute Alin Armeanca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enzo Noce having to make a save. In the 86thth minute of the game Jan-Kenneth Skog who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Banas, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute Jan-Kenneth Skog shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute Jan-Kenneth Skog shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Camilo Gisbert's late challenge caught a The Nerd Herd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gisbert helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute there was a penalty for The Nerd Herd. Marian Banas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julio Vera. 3-2.