Challenge

SvE United Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd 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. Tzvetoslav Desov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to SvE United getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Rigoberto Deunoro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 10th minute of play forced SvE United's goalkeeper Tzvetoslav Desov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonny Kleen. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tzvetoslav Desov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonny Kleen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonny Kleen in the 22nd minute. SvE United's Tzvetoslav Desov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th 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. Tzvetoslav Desov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Vitko Kozlov came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind SvE United's goalkeeper Tzvetoslav Desov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute Rigoberto Deunoro suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. After 41 minutes, Daniel Zorita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the SvE United players grew even worse after the yellow card. SvE United made a substitution. Zlatan Denishev replaced Rigoberto Deunoro.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitko Kozlov to make the kick off. Tzvetoslav Desov 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 53rd minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hristo Stoichkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonny Kleen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SvE United were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jonny Kleen took the corner. After having played for 63 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute, Zlatan Denishev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Tzvetoslav Desov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. With a little luck, SvE United's Tzvetoslav Desov got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tzvetoslav Desov, 0-1. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita, 87 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After having played for 89 minutes, Spiro Mutashki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SvE United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Spiro Mutashki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitko Kozlov 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. Ecuador played a much better game than SvE United and deserved their victory. The SvE United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.