Challenge

Selman Stermasi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reynaldo Lizer got the match started through his kick off. When Ecuador's Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dinamo Tirana's goalie prevented a goal. 7 minutes into the match, Luis Andino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jairo Abarca. Dinamo Tirana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Andino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Reynaldo Lizer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 13 played minutes, Dinamo Tirana's Furman Abaunza shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Vera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dinamo Tirana reached it. Jairo Abarca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jairo Abarca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dinamo Tirana's Jairo Abarca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jairo Abarca. Jairo Abarca 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. In the 28th minute of the match, Reynaldo Lizer got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Reynaldo Lizer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of play forced Dinamo Tirana's goalkeeper Jairo Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Dinamo Tirana's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Felix Montenegro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jairo Abarca quite easily take care of the ball. Jairo Abarca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Dinamo Tirana getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Teo Tohias hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Dinamo Tirana defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jairo Abarca. The Dinamo Tirana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jairo Abarca should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. Furman Abaunza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jairo Abarca came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Zornin Nava charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zornin Nava the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd match minute, Dinamo Tirana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zornin Nava to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Jairo Abarca made a huge save. A collision led to Dinamo Tirana getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Furman Abaunza hit a great ball. After having played for 73 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. 77 minutes into the match, Dinamo Tirana's goalkeeper Jairo Abarca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 78th minute of play forced Dinamo Tirana's goalkeeper Jairo Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jairo Abarca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.