Challenge

Gradevo Stadion
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Джуджан's Niki Kalkandzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of play. In the 8thth minute of the game Felix Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Джуджан's Niki Kalkandzhiev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Julio Vera didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Джуджан's Anatoly Karpov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Niki Kalkandzhiev 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 15th minute. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ventzislav Mutafchiyski was slow to take the kick. During this time Джуджан's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Джуджан getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Svetlin Darakchiev hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niki Kalkandzhiev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 26th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niki Kalkandzhiev was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 29 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Anatoly Karpov came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niki Kalkandzhiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koldo Baltanas got free with Julio Vera in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 35 minutes into the match, Anatoly Karpov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anatoly Karpov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Niki Kalkandzhiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Джуджан's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 41st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Niki Kalkandzhiev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Niki Kalkandzhiev in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Джуджан's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. In the 62nd minute, Anatoly Karpov made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 66th minute, Luis Andino 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. Niki Kalkandzhiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niki Kalkandzhiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rudolf Lindholm hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Niki Kalkandzhiev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Niki Kalkandzhiev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 87th minute, Antonio Arias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anatoly Karpov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. 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.