Challenge

Phenomenal Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The audience was convinced that Rubinho Melo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Youssef Sofiane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fodil Mansouri in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Phenomenals FC defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Youssef Sofiane. The Phenomenals FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Youssef Sofiane should have stopped the shot. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubinho Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baal Demon during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fodil Mansouri in the 20th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Rubinho Melo 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 23rd minute Phenomenals FC were awarded a corner. Abdellah Gourion went to the cornerflag to take it. Youssef Sofiane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 24th minute of the match. After 25 minutes of play, Phenomenals FC's Fodil Mansouri made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rubinho Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Youssef Sofiane was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 30thth minute of the game Cristian Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phenomenals FC's Youssef Sofiane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Youssef Sofiane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Ecuador's Agustín Saelices to fire away a dangerous shot which Youssef Sofiane despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Youssef Sofiane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Phenomenals FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdellah Gourion didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fodil Mansouri hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Youssef Sofiane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fodil Mansouri to strike the kick off in the second half. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Youssef Sofiane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Youssef Sofiane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rubinho Melo's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abdellah Gourion was slow to take the kick. During this time Phenomenals FC's players had a chance to rest. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Sofiane having to interfere. Youssef Sofiane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fodil Mansouri in the 82nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdellah Gourion during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abdellah Gourion hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ahmed Cohen kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fodil Mansouri in the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Rubinho Melo came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Fodil Mansouri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After having played for 95 minutes, Fodil Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Phenomenals FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fodil Mansouri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Phenomenals FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.