Challenge

Meserestadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Mesere's Placido Trabado got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Edgard Maya kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. When Inko Sagrario fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mesere's protests and gave Inko Sagrario a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mesere fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! The supporters of Ecuador booed when Mesere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inko Sagrario didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of play forced Mesere's goalkeeper Charis Manatakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Mesere's goalie and right to Luis Andino. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Mesere's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 15 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charis Manatakis. Mesere's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charis Manatakis having to interfere. After 24 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Charis Manatakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Mesere booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Sancho didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Soare in the 28th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes Mesere got a freekick which was hit by Inko Sagrario. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Charis Manatakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Arias to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Mesere's Charis Manatakis got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Inko Sagrario hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Mesere's Innocenzio Barcenas was substituted for Millrick Ballestero. Inko Sagrario kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Vasile Soare made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasile Soare, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Vasile Soare sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Placido Trabado, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 89th match minute, Mesere was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inko Sagrario to maneuver through the defense. Inko Sagrario hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mesere's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charis Manatakis 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. After 93 played minutes Mesere got a freekick which was hit by Vasile Soare. Ecuador played a much better game than Mesere and deserved their victory. The Mesere players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.