Challenge

ORANGE ARENA
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) APOELHELLAS's Michel Santos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Michel Santos sent off a good shot on target. APOELHELLAS's Tobias Øverland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play. APOELHELLAS's Tobias Øverland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Øverland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after APOELHELLAS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. After 26 minutes APOELHELLAS'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. Michel Santos struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for APOELHELLAS. Michel Santos in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobias Øverland was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Tobias Øverland had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. The supporters of Ecuador booed when APOELHELLAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aglauros Sakellariou didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Michel Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. APOELHELLAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michel Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Santos in the 59th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Santos in the 61st minute of the match. Michel Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64th minute Michel Santos 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. Tobias Øverland was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Tobias Øverland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. APOELHELLAS'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 a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Tobias Øverland made a huge save. Aglauros Sakellariou struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for APOELHELLAS. APOELHELLAS's Phaiakes Mitsinikos was substituted for Michel Santos.