Challenge

Bαsi Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Jose F.C.'s Aris Zanteroglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes Jose F.C.'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. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Felix Montes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aris Zanteroglou quite easily take care of the ball. After 10 minutes, Renos Gitas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jose F.C. and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Jose F.C. getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Renos Gitas hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, Jose F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Aris Zanteroglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aris Zanteroglou 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 12th minute. A collision led to Jose F.C. getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Themos Panagakis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Themos Panagakis in the 22nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Agustín Saelices got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 26th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aris Zanteroglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aris Zanteroglou. Aris Zanteroglou 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. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orestis Daras in the 37th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris to make the kick off. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Jose F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Themos Panagakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, Jose F.C.'s Jaroslaw Dudkowski got a free kick in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Aris Zanteroglou in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Chatziantoniou Vakoufaris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aris Zanteroglou firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Aris Zanteroglou however easily saved by the left post. Jose F.C.'s Aris Zanteroglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute of play. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Jose F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Bassani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute, Renos Gitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aris Zanteroglou was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Daniel Zorita. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Jose F.C..