Challenge

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Armando Borja made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in A.K.Sh Albania's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximino Berto came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maximino Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Nertil Ramos came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alesandro Nesta who took care of the corner kick. A.K.Sh Albania's Mateusz Sebzda 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. Maximino Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Maximino Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximino Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes of play, A.K.Sh Albania's Armando Borja made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 30th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximino Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of the match. Armando Borja was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 37th minute. A.K.Sh Albania's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Sergio-Roberto Ramos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. After having played for 41 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maximino Berto came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After some careless play in the A.K.Sh Albania defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximino Berto. The A.K.Sh Albania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximino Berto should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, A.K.Sh Albania's Maximino Berto got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Felix Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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 Felix Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Maximino Berto 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 64th minute. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nertil Ramos in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Sergio-Roberto Ramos got a free kick in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Borja in the 73rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when A.K.Sh Albania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alesandro Nesta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for A.K.Sh Albania. A.K.Sh Albania's Maximino Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 83rd minute of play. When Daniel Zorita, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 84 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Maximino Berto was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. In the 91st minute of the match Alesandro Nesta shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Borja came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.