Challenge

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Mikla took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Doriva Reis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Doriva Reis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 9th minute, but Julio Vera got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Ecuador hanging dry this time. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Urbanovský in the 12th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Doriva Reis. Doriva Reis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stano Štoch in the 24th minute. In the 24thth minute of the game Stano Štoch who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doriva Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when V.K.DRINK Hermanovce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Kolár didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doriva Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute of the match. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Doriva Reis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 33 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Doriva Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Mikla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Doriva Reis 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 36th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Doriva Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 minutes, Peter Sylvestr mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the V.K.DRINK Hermanovce and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Peter Sylvestr kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Mikla in the 40th minute of play. Peter Sylvestr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hans Zimmer fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's protests and gave Hans Zimmer a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Hans Zimmer got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Daniel Mikla who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Urbanovský, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Mikla in the 62nd minute of play. 63 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. Doriva Reis 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 64th minute. Daniel Kolár recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Stanislav Chaban was substituted for Martin Janko. 77 minutes into the match, Daniel Mikla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Mikla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Daniel Kolár kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Mikla, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Mikla in the 85th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when V.K.DRINK Hermanovce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Urbanovský didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Urbanovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 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. In the 92nd minute, Daniel Mikla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The V.K.DRINK Hermanovce fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Mikla in the 95th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.