SMOLENSK
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dmitriy Bogaenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Днепр ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Lunin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladislav Maksimychev having to interfere. Vladislav Maksimychev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of the match. Vladislav Maksimychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Vladislav Maksimychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladislav Maksimychev 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 15th minute. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Днепр ФК'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. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 19 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladislav Maksimychev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Vladislav Maksimychev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 26th minute Dmitriy Bogaenko 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 28thth minute of the game Dmitriy Bogaenko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erwan Carnot was slow to take the kick. During this time Днепр ФК's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Kristóf Sass. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 33rd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Maksimychev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th match minute, Днепр ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Lunin to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Vladislav Maksimychev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gaspar Calisto came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Днепр ФК 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 Gaspar Calisto couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. After 46 played minutes, Днепр ФК's Erwan Carnot 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 Днепр ФК reached it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Dmitriy Bogaenko notched a goal, 1-1, 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. Днепр ФК made a substitution. Michal Pazdan replaced Uwe Askri. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaspar Calisto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Vladislav Maksimychev however easily saved by the left post. 65 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's goalkeeper Vladislav Maksimychev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 66th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Vladislav Maksimychev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Днепр ФК's Ralf Rapp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erwan Carnot was slow to take the kick. During this time Днепр ФК's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Erwan Carnot got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Calisto in the 74th minute of play. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladislav Maksimychev having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dmitriy Bogaenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 80th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladislav Maksimychev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montes made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Днепр ФК's Vladislav Maksimychev managed to reach the ball for a save. Vladislav Maksimychev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. When Polifemo De Pablo fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Днепр ФК's protests and gave Polifemo De Pablo a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Bogaenko in the 91st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmitriy Bogaenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.
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