Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Benedict Sheppard managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC米兰's supporters rose to their feet, but Benedict Sheppard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When 何威庭 came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the AC米兰 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 何威庭 couldn't finish the play. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adrian Chioreanu having to make a save. 9 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrian Chioreanu. AC米兰's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when 何威庭 got free with Julio Vera in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play forced AC米兰's goalkeeper Adrian Chioreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the AC米兰 defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Chioreanu. The AC米兰 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Chioreanu should have stopped the shot. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. AC米兰's Adrian Chioreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play forced AC米兰's goalkeeper Adrian Chioreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by 何威庭 in the 53rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 何威庭 in the 56th minute of play. Daniel Zorita's shot from long distance in the 58th minute was not bad at all, but AC米兰's Adrian Chioreanu knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Adrian Chioreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. AC米兰's Adrian Chioreanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save AC米兰 from getting a goal against them. AC米兰's Adrian Chioreanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save AC米兰 from getting a goal against them. After 71 played minutes, AC米兰's Vinícius Junior shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Vera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC米兰 reached it. In the 73rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Chioreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Adrian Chioreanu in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 何威庭, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Adrian Chioreanu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Adrian Chioreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Chioreanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AC米兰 throughout the match.