Challenge

Redbull arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Jude Sandoval came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the R.B Leipzig 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 Jude Sandoval couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Žilák saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, R.B Leipzig's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Marek Žilák reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel got free with Julio Vera in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luis Andino might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marek Žilák. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Andino ran back to his position shaking his head. Marek Žilák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 25th minute of the match. Luis Andino shot a long shot in the 25th minute and a light blocked Marek Žilák hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of R.B Leipzig's Marek Žilák. Marek Žilák was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. R.B Leipzig's Marek Žilák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 32nd minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marek Žilák took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Bucesta in the 40th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Bucesta to make the kick off. After 55 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fausto Bucesta who took care of the corner kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fausto Bucesta during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to R.B Leipzig getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Fausto Bucesta hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Agustín Saelices 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. In the 63rdth minute of the game Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel 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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute R.B Leipzig were awarded a corner. Fausto Bucesta went to the cornerflag to take it. R.B Leipzig's Fausto Bucesta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Vicente Lopes Maciel in the 69th minute of play. When Luis Andino came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Ecuador 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 Luis Andino couldn't finish the play. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marek Žilák firmly grabbed it by the left post. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Marek Žilák when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marek Žilák made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Felix Montenegro sent off a good shot on target.