Challenge

Temida Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pavel Kenov got the match started through his kick off. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera had great luck who in the 12thth minute grab hold of the ball when Pavel Kenov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 14th minute of the match Temida Sf got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Milyo Achov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Temida Sf's Borimir Kachov to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pavel Kenov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Temida Sf's Ikonom Brúmbarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of play. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ikonom Brúmbarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After 45 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Milyo Achov who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Milyo Achov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Milyo Achov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Temida Sf's goalkeeper Ikonom Brúmbarov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Camilo Gisbert got a free kick in the 64th minute. Temida Sf's Pavel Kenov got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute Dinko Ormandzhiev 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. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute of the match Dinko Ormandzhiev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Traycho Stamboldzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Temida Sf's supporters rose to their feet, but Traycho Stamboldzhiev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 79 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Luis Andino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ikonom Brúmbarov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita 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. The supporters of Temida Sf booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ikonom Brúmbarov. Ikonom Brúmbarov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Temida Sf throughout the match.