Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. In the 4th minute, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Horacio Ponc. Horacio Ponc yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. A collision led to Каблешково getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Emil Marekov hit a great ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. After 13 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horacio Ponc was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Horacio Ponc made a huge save. Strahil Novev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Каблешково was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakub Moder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horacio Ponc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute. Horacio Ponc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute. In the 37thth minute of the game Jakub Moder 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. 40 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Horacio Ponc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Каблешково's Jakub Moder in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. 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.

The wind increased when Kuncho Kachamakov made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Ponc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horacio Ponc was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuncho Kachamakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jakub Moder came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Каблешково 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 Jakub Moder couldn't finish the play. Horacio Ponc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 80th minute of play. If Jakub Moder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horacio Ponc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Strahil Novev hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Horacio Ponc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 played minutes Каблешково got a freekick which was hit by Emil Marekov. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Ecuador players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.