Challenge

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After a defensive mix-up in V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Doriva Reis came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by V.K.DRINK Hermanovce'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. Daniel Mikla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Daniel Mikla in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Agustín Saelices advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 15th minute. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doriva Reis having to interfere. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Mikla went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Felix Montenegro's late challenge caught a V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montenegro helped the player get up and apologised. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Daniel Mikla sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. 31 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doriva Reis. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Mikla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Mikla in the 42nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Mikla to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Daniel Mikla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stano Štoch, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Mikla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Mikla came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Daniel Mikla notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Mikla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stano Štoch in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Urbanovský in the 79th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the game, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Daniel Mikla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. If Gabriel Urbanovský had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Doriva Reis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting a goal against them. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doriva Reis having to interfere. Ecuador's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.