Challenge

Darzhas Stadium
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. Tomas Lain started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Lain in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roberto Carlos was slow to take the kick. During this time Harsh Gods's players had a chance to rest. Roberto Carlos made a great header on Harsh Gods's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. 6 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriele Meilutyte. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Lain in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Gersi Snabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gersi Snabe came out of the goal in the 18th 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 0-1. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 26th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Lain to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 27th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harsh Gods'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 a rather tough play, Ecuador's Luis Andino got a free kick in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriele Meilutyte. In the 33rd minute Felix Montenegro 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. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Renatas Eidukonis came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gersi Snabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho's late challenge caught a Harsh Gods's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Sancho helped the player get up and apologised. Harsh Gods made a substitution. Virginijus Tomkūnas replaced Valery Vuelta. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 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. 53 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Tomas Lain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Tomas Lain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Roberto Carlos got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Harsh Gods's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gersi Snabe 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. Gersi Snabe was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-2. Gersi Snabe made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jogaila Makauskas's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Lain in the 89th minute of the match. In the 94th minute Harsh Gods were awarded a corner. Roberto Carlos went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Harsh Gods's corner Roberto Carlos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Lain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ecuador eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.