Challenge

The Zone
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 minutes of play, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Wellington Nóbrega made it 1-0 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! Gerold Zollt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Matthieu Richardot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Matthieu Richardot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ovidiu Poenaru got free with Julio Vera in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerold Zollt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, DJK Füchtel Vechta's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Gerold Zollt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ovidiu Poenaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerold Zollt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play. DJK Füchtel Vechta's Ovidiu Poenaru got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidiu Poenaru came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerold Zollt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, DJK Füchtel Vechta's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Gerold Zollt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DJK Füchtel Vechta's Gerold Zollt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of play. Gerold Zollt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Pedro Cerezo in the 46th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ovidiu Poenaru to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Pedro Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerold Zollt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 54th minute. Gerold Zollt made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the match, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Ovidiu Poenaru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidiu Poenaru in the 57th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerold Zollt having to interfere. Ovidiu Poenaru recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wellington Nóbrega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. DJK Füchtel Vechta's Philipp Lahm was substituted for Rea Selbert. 75 minutes into the match, DJK Füchtel Vechta's goalkeeper Gerold Zollt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ovidiu Poenaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Theo Wasmeier kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to DJK Füchtel Vechta getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Theo Wasmeier hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthieu Richardot in the 92nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Matthieu Richardot 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. The DJK Füchtel Vechta support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.