Challenge

Estadio Atómico
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marco Mistral kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agustín Saelices in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Taka Levidze prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Taka Levidze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agustín Saelices's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. PROTON F.C.'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. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Taka Levidze quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 11th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taka Levidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, PROTON F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Taka Levidze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Taka Levidze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PROTON F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PROTON F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Taka Levidze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ecuador booed when PROTON F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelio Masoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taka Levidze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taka Levidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Alberto Dagnino came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taka Levidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Taka Levidze made a huge save. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Mistral in the 57th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Taka Levidze in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Taka Levidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 63rd minute of play forced PROTON F.C.'s goalkeeper Taka Levidze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, PROTON F.C.'s Taka Levidze got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marco Mistral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Taka Levidze to make any attempt to save it. Taka Levidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 73rd minute of the match. Taka Levidze made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Taka Levidze. That made the score 0-3 in the 75 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Montes in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Taka Levidze saved PROTON F.C. from getting behind. The supporters of Ecuador booed when PROTON F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bautista Cross didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taka Levidze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by PROTON F.C.'s Marco Mistral. But to his dismay, Marco Mistral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3.