Challenge

Stadion Maksimir ™
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elder de Toledo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. 6 minutes into the match, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Zachary Parzysz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Elder de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elder de Toledo came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Budimir in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Bruno Šimunko tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Mile Šljivar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. 18 minutes into the game, one of GNK Dinamo Zagreb™:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. In the 24th minute, Zachary Parzysz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elder de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 29th minute of play. After 30 minutes GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'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. A very nice done corner allowed Felix Montenegro to score against Elder de Toledo in GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goal. 0-2 after 31 minutes. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho scored 0-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elder de Toledo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Elder de Toledo came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Elder de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ made a substitution. Arijan Zlatarević replaced Ninoslav Stipanić. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zachary Parzysz was the one to do the kick off. Elder de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 53rd minute of play. In the 58th minute Lino Budimir 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. In the 59th match minute, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mile Šljivar to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Luis Andino notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Elder de Toledo. Elder de Toledo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elder de Toledo made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Luis Andino sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goalkeeper Elder de Toledo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Elder de Toledo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After a rather tough play, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Ibrica Madunić got a free kick in the 74th minute. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Elder de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 75th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Cristian Sancho put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Elder de Toledo. In the 82nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'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. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Elder de Toledo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Elder de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Elder de Toledo made a huge save. Elder de Toledo was a little too slow when Felix Montenegro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-7.