Challenge

Gradevo Stadion
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anatoly Karpov kicked off to start the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 13th 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. In the 25th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Niki Kalkandzhiev. Джуджан's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 31st minute Anatoly Karpov 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. 31 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Джуджан the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Stoycho Mladenov sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. 46 minutes into the match, Джуджан's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Niki Kalkandzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Stoycho Mladenov 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Juan Sebastián Puig lost his temper 62 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Джуджан's Ulryk Robak was substituted for Shen Yin Le. In the 62nd minute, one of Ecuador:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ecuador. Julio Vera had in the 65thth minute some difficulties stopping Ventzislav Mutafchiyski's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The excitement rose when Джуджан's Ventzislav Mutafchiyski after 65 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Ecuador's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 2-2. 69 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Niki Kalkandzhiev in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatoly Karpov, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Джуджан got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ventzislav Mutafchiyski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Джуджан fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Джуджан's Velko Tuchev 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 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stoycho Mladenov in the 86th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th match minute, Джуджан was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolf Lindholm to maneuver through the defense. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Niki Kalkandzhiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.