Challenge

Lepνdhi FC Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Lepνdhi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Paris Ntovas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 12th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. In the 16th 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: 0-2. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paris Ntovas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. 24 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Paris Ntovas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A hard, long distance shot from Daniel Zorita flew over the goal. Lepνdhi FC's Paris Ntovas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 31st minute of play. Paris Ntovas 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 37th minute. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Paris Ntovas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iosif Symeonidis in the 40th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paris Ntovas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 41st minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iosif Symeonidis was the one to do the kick off. Daniel Zorita was extremely unlucky when he, in the 53rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paris Ntovas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iosif Symeonidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Koulis Paralikis charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Koulis Paralikis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Christodoulos Vidalis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Daniel Zorita fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Nikos Gountelitsas hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Paris Ntovas made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paris Ntovas having to interfere. Lepνdhi FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Cristian Sancho scored to the left of an out of position Paris Ntovas, making the score, 0-5. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.