Challenge

Stade Algrange
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Fabien Barthez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Algrange's Fabien Barthez. Fabien Barthez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Algrange's Fabien Barthez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Luis Andino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabien Barthez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Felix Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabien Barthez. Algrange's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabien Barthez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 40 played minutes Algrange got a freekick which was hit by Pascal Ohlmann. Fabien Barthez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Algrange's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Juan Sebastián Puig made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Algrange's Fabien Barthez managed to reach the ball for a save. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pascal Ohlmann stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Fabien Barthez however easily saved by the left post. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Algrange'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. The corner ended in Luis Andino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Algrange's Fabien Barthez did a great save. Fabien Barthez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. Cristian Sancho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 59th playminute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaiah Simmons in the 64th minute of play. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Fabien Barthez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Algrange made a substitution. Nikša Debeljuh replaced Isaiah Simmons. Algrange made a substitution. Nicolas Renoult replaced Alexis Favre. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabien Barthez having to interfere. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnny Camus in the 71st minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnny Camus, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Camus in the 71st minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Nikša Debeljuh notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Algrange getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Nicolas Renoult 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 Nikša Debeljuh in the 85th minute of play. Luis Andino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Fabien Barthez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine Faivre in the 88th minute of play. Gregorio Laurentzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. In the 90th minute, Edmondo Antonangeli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Algrange fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnny Camus in the 96th minute of the match.