Challenge

Khmilnyk
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) A well-hit corner resulted in Randolph Glover heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a defensive mix-up in PFK EQUITES SPORTCLUB's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Siryi came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciro Furlan in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stanislav Siryi 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 15th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Furlan came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Randolph Glover sent off a good shot on target. Stanislav Siryi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 30th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stanislav Siryi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 43rd minute of play. Ciro Furlan in the 45thth 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. Ciro Furlan had several of the Ecuador's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 45 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Julio Vera as he didn't even see the shot coming. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ciro Furlan to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Bang Fan in the 50th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ciro Furlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Stanislav Siryi in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to PFK EQUITES SPORTCLUB getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Yarema Bykovets hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Stanislav Siryi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ciro Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Randolph Glover in the 63rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th match minute, PFK EQUITES SPORTCLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugh Mullan to maneuver through the defense. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislav Siryi having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Stanislav Siryi in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by PFK EQUITES SPORTCLUB'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 Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that PFK EQUITES SPORTCLUB's Stanislav Siryi managed to reach the ball for a save. Stanislav Siryi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 74th minute. Ciro Furlan charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Furlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes PFK EQUITES SPORTCLUB got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Furlan. Felix Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Stanislav Siryi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. PFK EQUITES SPORTCLUB's Ciro Furlan got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Randolph Glover in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Martinho Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.