Challenge

Panat
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Dacian Iorgu in the 3rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dimitris Charalambopoulos having to make a save. After 8 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimitris Charalambopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dimitris Charalambopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 17th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Charalambopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dimitris Charalambopoulos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Dimitris Charalambopoulos 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 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play forced FC Panat's goalkeeper Dimitris Charalambopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Panat's Dimitris Charalambopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 0-3. Dacian Iorgu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 36 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dacian Iorgu in the 42nd minute of play. Camilo Gisbert charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Gisbert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Luis Andino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Dacian Iorgu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Panat's supporters rose to their feet, but Dacian Iorgu 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. FC Panat's Dimitris Charalambopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 51st minute of play. Dimitris Charalambopoulos made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dimitris Charalambopoulos came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 53rd minute. FC Panat's Dimitris Charalambopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save FC Panat from getting a goal against them. FC Panat's Napoleon Czajka was substituted for Folke Hasselqvist. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Dimitris Charalambopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Panat made a substitution. Cezar Bourceanu replaced Lode Vermeiren. The supporters of Ecuador booed when FC Panat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Alucai didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dimitris Charalambopoulos made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, FC Panat's Dimitris Charalambopoulos got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Dimitris Charalambopoulos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The supporters of FC Panat booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Panat throughout the match.