Challenge

Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Antonio Arias 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 Harsh Gods the free kick. Harsh Gods's Laime Laime was substituted for Tomas Lain. After 4 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. In the 4th minute, Roberto Carlos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ecuador's Julio Vera didn't even have to move. 11 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laime Laime. In the 13th minute, Laime Laime 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. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gersi Snabe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gersi Snabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of the match. Laime Laime recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Harsh Gods's Gersi Snabe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Laime Laime 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. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Laime Laime tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gersi Snabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Froylan, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Jogaila Makauskas got a free kick in the 44th minute. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Roberto Carlos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Laime Laime to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laime Laime in the 51st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Laime Laime left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harsh Gods fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laime Laime in the 68th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Gabriele Meilutyte got a free kick in the 74th minute. Harsh Gods made a substitution. Jokūbas Miškūnas replaced Gabriele Meilutyte. In the 76th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriele Meilutyte to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Gersi Snabe in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laime Laime in the 90th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.