Challenge

Selman Stermasi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 4th minute of play forced Dinamo Tirana's goalkeeper Jairo Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Abarca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Agustín Saelices almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Dinamo Tirana's Jairo Abarca did a great save. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Lizer in the 9th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Lizer in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Afonso Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Lizer, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dinamo Tirana'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. After 27 played minutes Dinamo Tirana got a freekick which was hit by Cesario Abastas. In the 29th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Jairo Abarca. Dinamo Tirana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jairo Abarca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of play. After 32 minutes Dinamo Tirana's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Dinamo Tirana's Jairo Abarca managed to reach the ball for a save. Jairo Abarca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Dinamo Tirana's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jairo Abarca came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 37 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jairo Abarca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 40 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jairo Abarca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 46th minute, Reynaldo Lizer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Dinamo Tirana's Furman Abaunza got a free kick in the 46th minute.

Jairo Abarca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Zorita showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 55 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Furman Abaunza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dinamo Tirana's supporters rose to their feet, but Furman Abaunza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jairo Abarca could save by the left post. In the 61st minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Luis Andino got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jairo Abarca quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 63rd minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Andino hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Dinamo Tirana's Jairo Abarca got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dinamo Tirana'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 corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Jairo Abarca despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jairo Abarca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 83rd minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Dinamo Tirana's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A well done corner resulted in Felix Montes drilling the ball in to score 0-6 behind Dinamo Tirana's goalkeeper. After 88 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jairo Abarca was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Reynaldo Lizer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Reynaldo Lizer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert. After a rather tough play, Dinamo Tirana's Marcial Martxelin got a free kick in the 95th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jairo Abarca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Dinamo Tirana fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.