Challenge

Denbar Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grigoris Katsafanas kicked off to start the match. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grigoris Katsafanas went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Cătălin Ostoici didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Meng Quan Han kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Katsafanas in the 12th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Cristian Sancho sped through BuanaRaya's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cătălin Ostoici. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Meng Quan Han went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Katsafanas in the 18th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, BuanaRaya's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Cătălin Ostoici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grigoris Katsafanas in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cătălin Ostoici having to interfere. Luisinho Trevisan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cătălin Ostoici was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cătălin Ostoici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of the match. Cătălin Ostoici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play. Cătălin Ostoici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by BuanaRaya's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of BuanaRaya booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Luisinho Trevisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cătălin Ostoici having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, BuanaRaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerard Pique to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepijn Hummel in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute of the match BuanaRaya 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. Ayi Kusumah ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ayi Kusumah almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 74th minute of play forced BuanaRaya's goalkeeper Cătălin Ostoici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Pepijn Hummel came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Cătălin Ostoici in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cătălin Ostoici 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 79th minute. In the 80th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. BuanaRaya's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Meng Quan Han hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Cătălin Ostoici when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 90th minute, Grigoris Katsafanas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BuanaRaya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Cătălin Ostoici didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador.