Challenge

SOF
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, 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. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patricio Salamon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patricio Salamon saved Soflov FC from getting behind. Patricio Salamon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 10th minute. Patricio Salamon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Salamon was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. When Ecuador's Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Soflov FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Soflov FC's Elias Leheren got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play forced Soflov FC's goalkeeper Patricio Salamon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Patricio Salamon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leo Toli kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Daniel Zorita 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. After 37 minutes of play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patricio Salamon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Patricio Salamon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Osvaldo Olguín fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Fabio Rios's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Rios helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Soflov FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Rios didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Salamon was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The Soflov FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Feliks Nieruchliwy to make the kick off. Patricio Salamon made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. 53 minutes into the match, Soflov FC's goalkeeper Patricio Salamon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 55th 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. After a rather tough play, Soflov FC's Leo Toli got a free kick in the 56th minute. After 58 minutes of play, Soflov FC's Feliks Nieruchliwy 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! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Feliks Nieruchliwy during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Soflov FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Feliks Nieruchliwy hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 65th minute of play forced Soflov FC's goalkeeper Patricio Salamon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Soflov FC defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patricio Salamon. The Soflov FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patricio Salamon should have stopped the shot. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Patricio Salamon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes, Marco Domeka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Soflov FC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 played minutes Soflov FC got a freekick which was hit by Marco Domeka. The audience was convinced that Feliks Nieruchliwy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Patricio Salamon was a little too slow when Juan Sebastián Puig got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 1-4. Soflov FC's Patricio Salamon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Soflov FC from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Soflov FC'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. 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 Patricio Salamon quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Nieruchliwy in the 85th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Patricio Salamon however easily saved by the left post. When Felix Montenegro fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Felix Montenegro a yellow card for diving instead. After 95 minutes of play Soflov FC's Feliks Nieruchliwy was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 96 played minutes Soflov FC got a freekick which was hit by Feliks Nieruchliwy.