Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 3rd 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. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Thomas Obergfell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Thomas Obergfell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of the match. Thomas Obergfell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 15th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Obergfell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Obergfell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of play forced Manchester united's goalkeeper Thomas Obergfell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of play forced Manchester united's goalkeeper Thomas Obergfell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th 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. Thomas Obergfell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 43rd minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Thomas Obergfell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

A collision led to Manchester united getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Sivart Hornshøj hit a great ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paul Põhjala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Paul Põhjala made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 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. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Thomas Obergfell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Thomas Obergfell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Thomas Obergfell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the game, Camilo Gisbert 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 Manchester united the free kick. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. Filiberto Lucero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 78th minute Neno Burmov 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. In the 84th minute, Paul Põhjala 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. Nicasio Matxin hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.