Challenge

Opel National Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The supporters of Ecuador booed when Lisburn Distillery F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinnie Talbot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Juvenal Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juvenal Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Juvenal Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 28th minute of play. Juvenal Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 32nd minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Juvenal Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Juvenal Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 36th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derek Findley in the 37th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Derek Findley notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Karl Pointon charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl Pointon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Vinnie Talbot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Juvenal Moreira made a huge save. When Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Derek Findley in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Vinnie Talbot scored 4-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute, Derek Findley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lisburn Distillery F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 76thth minute of the game Derek Findley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derek Findley in the 78th minute of the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Zülfü Yavuz was substituted for Eddie Wittingham. The audience was convinced that Derek Findley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 90th 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. 5-1. Russell Bennett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Lisburn Distillery F.C. were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.