Challenge

San Siro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingert Starova to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 4th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiao Si Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of the match. AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. Qiao Si Chao didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiao Si Chao was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Qiao Si Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play. Qiao Si Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qiao Si Chao breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Irjat Çeka sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fuat Mançellari in the 42nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. Irjat Çeka charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Irjat Çeka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Irjat Çeka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demir Galla during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demir Galla to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irjat Çeka in the 62nd minute of the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petro Shenaj in the 63rd minute of play. AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. Fuat Mançellari got in the 67th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Julio Vera handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 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. When Petro Shenaj came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the AC Milan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Petro Shenaj couldn't finish the play. 76 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Petro Shenaj struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Milan. In the 86th minute, Demir Galla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Milan'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao managed to reach the ball for a save. After 91 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert. AC Milan were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fuat Mançellari took the corner. The corner led AC Milan's Fuat Mançellari to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Nuçi Baba fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Milan's protests and gave Nuçi Baba a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuçi Baba to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.