Challenge

De Rossem Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Matias Colebrants showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Colebrants saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matias Colebrants. Fc Rossem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Cristian Sancho sped through Fc Rossem's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matias Colebrants. Fc Rossem's Matias Colebrants played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Matias Colebrants didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 20th minute, Tibo Cromefeldt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Matias Colebrants made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fc Rossem'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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Matias Colebrants in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tibo Cromefeldt in the 25th minute. In the 25th minute, Fc Rossem's Tibo Cromefeldt dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. A collision led to Fc Rossem getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Leo Engelborgh hit a great ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 31 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lou Cromefeldt in the 33rd minute. After 36 played minutes Fc Rossem got a freekick which was hit by Felix Vereect. After a rather tough play, Fc Rossem's Jesse Van De Wyngaert got a free kick in the 37th minute. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matias Colebrants. Fc Rossem's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Matias Colebrants showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of the match. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 46th 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 fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 51st minute of the match Felix Vereect shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Rossem's goalkeeper Matias Colebrants, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tibo Cromefeldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Fc Rossem's Leo Engelborgh got a free kick in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Fc Rossem's goalkeeper Matias Colebrants had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Matias Colebrants however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Rossem's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matias Colebrants came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Fc Rossem getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Dimitri Wijnrijx hit a great ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lou Cromefeldt in the 72nd minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibo Cromefeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Matias Colebrants made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. 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 90th minute. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Fc Rossem's Matias Colebrants managed to reach the ball for a save. Luis Andino's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Matias Colebrants skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luis Andino in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matias Colebrants, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Fc Rossem fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.