Challenge

Solo Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Chris Bateman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Chris Bateman sent off a good shot on target. Theodore Cagle hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Yoel Quevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Chris Bateman 14 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yoel Quevedo was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Chris Bateman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cyprian Rosen. Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Felix Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 32 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Yoel Quevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 34 in the game by Chris Bateman from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. Yoel Quevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of the match. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Recolta Alamor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. In the 41stth minute of the game Chris Bateman 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th 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. Yoel Quevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The wind increased when Chris Bateman made the kick off in the second half. Emmanuel Pennington sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 52nd minute, Theodore Cagle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Pennington in the 55th minute of play. Emmanuel Pennington took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. With a little luck, Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Montenegro came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Yoel Quevedo could save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Felix Montenegro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yoel Quevedo. That made the score 3-2 in the 60 minute of play. Theodore Cagle kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Yoel Quevedo made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yoel Quevedo having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theodore Cagle in the 90th minute of play. Recolta Alamor were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cyprian Rosen took the corner. After taking down the ball on Recolta Alamor's corner Norman Donnelly fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but Recolta Alamor were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.