Challenge

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Agustín Saelices's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonsalve Flores was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov 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 1-0. In the 15th match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrik Larsson to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bozhil Vaptzarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonsalve Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of the match. After 19 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. In the 23rd minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov 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 2-0. After some careless play in the U.D. Mancini defense, Agustín Saelices kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gonsalve Flores. The U.D. Mancini fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gonsalve Flores should have stopped the shot. If Bozhil Vaptzarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bozhil Vaptzarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. 43 minutes in the game Camilo Gisbert did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Cristian Sancho. Luis Andino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gonsalve Flores having to make a save. In the 47th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Bozhil Vaptzarov made the kick off in the second half. Camilo Gisbert kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 64th minute of the match. Gonsalve Flores made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Gonsalve Flores in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 69th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Gonsalve Flores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute U.D. Mancini were awarded a corner. Bozhil Vaptzarov went to the cornerflag to take it. The U.D. Mancini fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when U.D. Mancini's Pello Sanz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Ugutz Campos replaced Vatan Attaroğlu. The supporters of Ecuador booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ugutz Campos didn't get a good kick on the ball. U.D. Mancini's Bozhil Vaptzarov got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bozhil Vaptzarov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Bozhil Vaptzarov struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U.D. Mancini. In the 91st 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. In the 94th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The U.D. Mancini 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.