Challenge

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play forced A.K.Sh Albania's goalkeeper Maximino Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Andino might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximino Berto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Andino ran back to his position shaking his head. Maximino Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 8th minute of play. Luis Andino's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Maximino Berto on his right side and into the goal. 8 minutes into the game it was 0-1. In the 12th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 13 minutes A.K.Sh Albania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Felix Montenegro heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Cleto Firmin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Gregorio Mel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. A.K.Sh Albania's Maximino Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. Maximino Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximino Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 26th minute of the match. Maximino Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Maximino Berto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. A.K.Sh Albania's Maximino Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 37th minute of play. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when A.K.Sh Albania's Nertil Ramos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 45th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. 47 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximino Berto narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nertil Ramos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Maximino Berto in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nertil Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Andino succeeded in the game's 72nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Nertil Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nertil Ramos in the 79th minute of the match. A.K.Sh Albania's Maximino Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Bernabe Odon got a free kick in the 86th minute. A.K.Sh Albania's Besart Pango was substituted for Gregorio Mel. In the 86th minute, Bernabe Odon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of A.K.Sh Albania's Maximino Berto. Maximino Berto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 92 played minutes A.K.Sh Albania got a freekick which was hit by Erald Spahiu. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.