Challenge

Estadio Ivan Ramljak
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 minutes, Eberhard Schübel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the • El Croacia fobal club • and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. 4 minutes into the match, Felix Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guido Quintin. • El Croacia fobal club •'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Guido Quintin 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 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 12th minute of play forced • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Guido Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Carlos Luna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Carlos Luna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Vera, 1-1. In the 29th minute of the match • El Croacia fobal club • got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aristides Jerardo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Guido Quintin 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 32nd minute. Aristides Jerardo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute of the game Primitivo Andino made a throw-in which Daniel Zorita played forward. In the 43rd 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 Carlos Luna in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Luna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Luna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 58 minutes on the clock, Aureliano Flor commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. • El Croacia fobal club •'s Hüsmen Ulutaş was substituted for Emanuel Mitxaut. In the 57th minute, one of • El Croacia fobal club •:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for • El Croacia fobal club •. • El Croacia fobal club • were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aristides Jerardo took the corner. Leandro Javiar was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 69th minute, Daniel Zorita fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Guido Quintin, passed just outside the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jano Andrade in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 75 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert. Jano Andrade might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jano Andrade ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jano Andrade in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86th minute, Jano Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Hüsmen Ulutaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Guido Quintin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jano Andrade in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 95th match minute, • El Croacia fobal club • was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sava Pajazo to maneuver through the defense.