Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Naike Perpiñán made the kick off and thus started the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Titouan Meloni. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ks Korabi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remzi Selimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Felix Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Titouan Meloni. Ks Korabi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismet Naum in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Sacit Lütfi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Egon Fehr came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 46th minute of play forced Ks Korabi's goalkeeper Titouan Meloni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Naike Perpiñán sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Ismet Naum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Ismet Naum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ks Korabi's zone, Luis Andino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Titouan Meloni came out of the goal and Luis Andino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Naike Perpiñán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Remzi Selimi kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Titouan Meloni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Zhabir Radici got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 71st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Titouan Meloni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 73rd minute of play forced Ks Korabi's goalkeeper Titouan Meloni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Ismet Naum got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Ks Korabi's Joaquim Delgado got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ks Korabi's goalkeeper Titouan Meloni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joaquim Delgado's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquim Delgado helped the player get up and apologised. Joaquim Delgado hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Ks Korabi's Titouan Meloni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Shefqet Çelaj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Titouan Meloni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Ecuador's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.