Challenge

Rockoil Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ailar Saluste, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, FC RockOil's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ailar Saluste reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eiko Nuga in the 17th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ailar Saluste having to interfere. Ailar Saluste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Rauf Tanrıverdi made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 26 minutes into the match, FC RockOil's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ailar Saluste reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eiko Nuga in the 27th minute of play. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ailar Saluste tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC RockOil's zone, Agustín Saelices stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ailar Saluste came out of the goal and Agustín Saelices tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Ailar Saluste tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sulev Krae in the 37th minute. After having played for 41 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, FC RockOil's Oodo Heinla got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After some fancy dribbling in the 50th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ailar Saluste breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Ailar Saluste in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ailar Saluste was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 55 minutes FC RockOil'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. In the 60th minute Eiko Nuga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ailar Saluste, 1-2. Jan Fredriksson kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, FC RockOil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Fredriksson to maneuver through the defense. FC RockOil's Tõnn Urvet was substituted for Edgar Pabin. With a little luck, FC RockOil's Ailar Saluste got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Illimar Tihkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.