Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 5th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Äjdärxan Cümşüdov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abbasäli Ağamämmädov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mübariz Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Äjdärxan Cümşüdov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Mübariz Team's Äjdärxan Cümşüdov got control of the ball when Luis Andino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mübariz Team's Gündüz Haqverdiyev got a free kick in the 21st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luis Andino got free with Äjdärxan Cümşüdov in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Şakir Adişirinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mübariz Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Şakir Adişirinov 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. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Äjdärxan Cümşüdov having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Felix Montenegro took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Äjdärxan Cümşüdov to make any attempt to save it. In the 37th minute Şakir Adişirinov 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. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

In the 54th minute, Daniel Zorita 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 55th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Äjdärxan Cümşüdov having to interfere. Julio Vera was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Şakir Adişirinov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Şakir Adişirinov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Abbasäli Ağamämmädov sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 76th minute. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Mübariz Team's Äjdärxan Cümşüdov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mübariz Team's Ağasif Äkbärov got a free kick in the 91st minute. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.