Challenge

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Makis Iosifakos got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Gerasimos Kalonis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Gerasimos Kalonis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Gerasimos Kalonis took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Giorgos Kazatzidis got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faris Seng in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Giorgos Kazatzidis who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Giorgos Kazatzidis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Giorgos Kazatzidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Toutourouki f.c.'s players had a chance to rest. Giorgos Kazatzidis made a great header on Toutourouki f.c.'s corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 53rd minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Juan Sebastián Puig heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When Luis Andino came up free with the goalie in the 57th 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 Luis Andino couldn't finish the play. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 58th minute of play. Tolis Mantouvalos was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-2. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Toutourouki f.c. from getting a goal against them. 69 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tolis Mantouvalos, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 75th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. When Toutourouki f.c.'s Faris Seng in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerasimos Kalonis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 88 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tolis Mantouvalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Makis Iosifakos during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Makis Iosifakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Toutourouki f.c..