Challenge

Hamikovo
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomáš Krupec started the match with the kick off. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Wang Si Fei sent off a good shot on target. Wang Si Feis short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Tomáš Krupec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Zdeněk Vošahlík showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 20th minute of the match. After 25 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ján Faith who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomáš Krupec in the 30th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of FC Lions Levice:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. The referee gave Ecuador a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Daniel Zorita, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Lions Levice's Zdeněk Vošahlík. 0-1. In the 38th minute, FC Lions Levice's Wang Si Fei ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Julio Vera. Julio Vera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 42nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdeněk Vošahlík saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zdeněk Vošahlík prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 52 minutes into the match, FC Lions Levice's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Zdeněk Vošahlík reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 53 played minutes FC Lions Levice got a freekick which was hit by Michal Revesz. Thanks to some nice moves Felix Montenegro could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Zdeněk Vošahlík however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Zdeněk Vošahlík in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomáš Krupec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th match minute, FC Lions Levice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ladislav Kúdelka to maneuver through the defense. FC Lions Levice's Zdeněk Vošahlík played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 67th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zdeněk Vošahlík. That made the score 1-2 in the 69 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zdeněk Vošahlík. That made the score 1-3 after 73 minutes of play. FC Lions Levice's Teodor Kardoš was substituted for Ján Faith. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Krupec in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Bartolomej Baláž hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute Daniel Tischler 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. 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.