Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luciano Trigo took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Besart Pango put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 18 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goalkeeper Maximino Berto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 20th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximino Berto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Maximino Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Maximino Berto in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 32 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Maximino Berto managed to make a qualified save. A.K.Sh Albania's players were relieved. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.K.Sh Albania'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. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after A.K.Sh Albania's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that A.K.Sh Albania's Maximino Berto managed to reach the ball for a save. Luciano Trigo kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Maximino Berto was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 3-1. Agustín Saelices recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Maximino Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 54th minute of play. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 64 minutes of play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maximino Berto was left in no man's land by his defense there! 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.K.Sh Albania'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. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maximino Berto. Maximino Berto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Nertil Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nertil Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Daniel Zorita was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 85th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Maximino Berto 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 89th minute. Erald Spahiu kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match.