Challenge

Maing
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jean-Sébastien Vergnolle took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 13th minute, Daniel Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lorenzo Vannier. Aulnay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 23 minutes, Jean-Charles Moutarde mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aulnay and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute Jean-Sébastien Vergnolle 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. 36 minutes into the match, Aulnay's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Lorenzo Vannier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Marc-Olivier Battini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Marc-Olivier Battini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 45 minutes into the game, Jean-Sébastien Vergnolle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aulnay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Jean-Sébastien Vergnolle hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After 51 played minutes Aulnay got a freekick which was hit by Eliott Carneiro. The audience was convinced that Nelson Chêne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Jean-Sébastien Vergnolle kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Aulnay made a substitution. Sam Morand replaced Mamadou Bonneau. Aulnay's Lorenzo Vannier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Aulnay from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nelson Chêne in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Aulnay's goalkeeper Lorenzo Vannier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Aulnay's Marc-Olivier Battini. But to his dismay, Marc-Olivier Battini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Lorenzo Vannier in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Lorenzo Vannier made a huge save. Daniel Zorita was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Chêne in the 82nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aulnay's Jonathan Cantrel was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 86 minutes into the game, Agustín Saelices was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aulnay the free kick. After 86 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. 92 minutes into the game, Jarod Miralles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aulnay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Aulnay fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 94 minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Lorenzo Vannier. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.