Challenge

MLS
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bartolomé Perpiñán hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yanick Knecht narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Şimandan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanick Knecht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Şimandan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanick Knecht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yanick Knecht. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Şimandan in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Şimandan got free with Julio Vera in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute, Marcu Iosub 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. 44 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 Şimandan. Olimpiu Blidaru hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Bogdan Dăscălescu got a free kick in the 55th minute. Yanick Knecht showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 57th minute of the match. Yanick Knecht made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Yanick Knecht was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 2-2. Felix Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Yanick Knecht made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Yanick Knecht in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 71 played minutes LIVIUS UNITED MLS got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Dăscălescu. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Yanick Knecht proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save LIVIUS UNITED MLS from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute, Bartolomé Perpiñán made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Yanick Knecht in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yanick Knecht 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 82nd minute. In the 87th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. LIVIUS UNITED MLS'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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Şimandan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanick Knecht took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. LIVIUS UNITED MLS were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.