Challenge

JUVENTUS Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robertinho Baggio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Olexiy Stus 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 5th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Olexiy Stus. Juventus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Olexiy Stus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Motyka got free with Julio Vera in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Olexiy Stus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of the match. Nazariy Bogdaniv kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robertinho Baggio in the 19th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Juventus FC's Robertinho Baggio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 1-1 after 20 minutes of play. Olexiy Stus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. Olexiy Stus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Olexiy Stus 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 26th minute. Olexiy Stus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of play forced Juventus FC's goalkeeper Olexiy Stus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Juventus FC'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. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Olexiy Stus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dick Egberts showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 43 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

56 minutes into the match, Robertinho Baggio 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 Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Olexiy Stus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5-2 became the score in the 63rd minute when Robertinho Baggio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 68 minutes into the game, Nazariy Bogdaniv was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Nazariy Bogdaniv hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Luis Andino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olexiy Stus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus FC's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olexiy Stus 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. 74 minutes into the game, Gennadiy Tytarchuk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Robertinho Baggio came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goalkeeper Olexiy Stus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus FC's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olexiy Stus 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. Nazariy Bogdaniv hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute of the match Artur Zhdaha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Olexiy Stus in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Juventus FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.