Challenge

Stadium of Light
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paja Gagro kicked off to start the match. Sanderlend's Trpimir Efendić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 2nd minute of play. A hard shot 5 in the game by Paja Gagro from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Trpimir Efendić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sanderlend getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Bekir Pozegić hit a great ball. Trpimir Efendić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trpimir Efendić didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agustín Saelices went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Trpimir Efendić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. 21 minutes into the match, Himzija Jakubović sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Julio Vera threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Himzija Jakubović this time. Trpimir Efendić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Felix Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paja Gagro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Mirko Vuković hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Trpimir Efendić. Sanderlend's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Sanderlend defense, Felix Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Trpimir Efendić. The Sanderlend fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Trpimir Efendić should have stopped the shot. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trpimir Efendić having to interfere. The Sanderlend players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Luis Andino recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Trpimir Efendić. Luis Andino showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Trpimir Efendić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 54th minute. Cristian Sancho scored 0-6 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Trpimir Efendić, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Trpimir Efendić when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 60 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. Trpimir Efendić was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute of the match, Felix Montenegro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Trpimir Efendić was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 66 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Sanderlend's Trpimir Efendić. Trpimir Efendić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 71 minutes into the match, Sanderlend's goalkeeper Trpimir Efendić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Sanderlend's Trpimir Efendić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Agustín Saelices reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Trpimir Efendić. The goal made the score 0-9. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elmas Nasirović during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes Sanderlend got a freekick which was hit by Elmas Nasirović. Trpimir Efendić 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 85th minute. With a little luck, Sanderlend's Trpimir Efendić got control of the ball when Agustín Saelices tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Sanderlend's Trpimir Efendić got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Sanderlend's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sanderlend.