Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ventzislav Glavev kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Belasitsa P's Ventzislav Glavev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Ventzislav Glavev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, 庄骏翀 made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ventzislav Glavev in the 16th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belasitsa P's Gruyo Popiliev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Belasitsa P from getting a goal against them. After 18 minutes Belasitsa P'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. At last the ball reached Cristian Sancho at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Belasitsa P. 1-2. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 庄骏翀 in the 24th minute of the match. After having played for 25 minutes, Ventzislav Glavev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belasitsa P's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ventzislav Glavev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Gruyo Popiliev made a huge save. 30 minutes into the game, Vladko Antov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gruyo Popiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gruyo Popiliev was a little too slow when Luis Andino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-3. After the first half Belasitsa P were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. 庄骏翀 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Gruyo Popiliev came out of the goal in the 57th 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 3-3. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Gruyo Popiliev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Belasitsa P's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gruyo Popiliev 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ventzislav Glavev got free with Julio Vera in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ventzislav Glavevs short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gruyo Popiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 70 played minutes Belasitsa P got a freekick which was hit by 庄骏翀. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Gruyo Popiliev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Belasitsa P's Gruyo Popiliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 82nd minute of play forced Belasitsa P's goalkeeper Gruyo Popiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gruyo Popiliev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Filipe Figueiredo charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filipe Figueiredo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Belasitsa P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filipe Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gruyo Popiliev having to interfere. Felix Montes's late challenge caught a Belasitsa P's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montes helped the player get up and apologised. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ventzislav Glavev in the 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.