Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hector Bladi kicked off to start the match. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Big Babousa from getting a goal against them. Felix Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Svetlozar Karamihov firmly grabbed it by the left post. 8 minutes into the game, Juan Sebastián Puig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Big Babousa the free kick. In the 8th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 minutes of play, Big Babousa's Hector Bladi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Hector Bladi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Manos Tsakalidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Big Babousa from getting a goal against them. Manos Tsakalidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Odilon Bacete hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute, Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov didn't even have to move. In the 61st minute, Claudio Millano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetlozar Karamihov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Bladi got free with Julio Vera in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rick Sánchez was slow to take the kick. During this time Big Babousa's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Big Babousa's Rick Sánchez to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 81st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Montes during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 95 minutes into the match, Hector Bladi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Vera, 0-4. Big Babousa were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Ecuador's much stronger midfield.