Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 刘磊强 got the match started through his kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 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 17th minute. Juan Sebastián Puig made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方云朋 managed to reach the ball for a save. 方云朋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd minute 刘磊强 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. After 25 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 康天升 who took care of the corner kick. 康天升 made a great header on 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 刘磊强, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 方云朋. The 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 方云朋 should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Ecuador booed when 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. 周梁云 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 方云朋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 方云朋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 38th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, 刘磊强 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. The crowd rose to their feet as 刘磊强 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 1-1 in the 44 minute of play. 刘磊强 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. 刘磊强 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 54 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when 刘磊强 came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 刘磊强 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by 刘磊强 in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th 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. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 康天升 took the corner. 方云朋 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 made a substitution. 杨瑜耀 replaced 刘磊强. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 杨瑜耀 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar.