Challenge

H.V.D. 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakub Moder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuncho Kachamakov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 9th match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metodi Gadzhanov to maneuver through the defense. Horacio Ponc 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 12th minute. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ecuador! The goalkeeper, Julio Vera, was totally fooled by Каблешково's Emil Marekov, who 17 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 20th minute of play forced Каблешково's goalkeeper Horacio Ponc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute of the match Каблешково got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emil Marekov ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 24 minutes, Strahil Novev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Каблешково and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Strahil Novev hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felix Montenegro in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Horacio Ponc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Horacio Ponc came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Horacio Ponc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Camilo Gisbert suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 35 minutes into the game, Kuncho Kachamakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Каблешково's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Каблешково was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kuncho Kachamakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Horacio Ponc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kuncho Kachamakov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Jakub Moder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Jakub Moder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Horacio Ponc to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakub Moder in the 61st minute of play. In the 61st minute, Jakub Moder left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Каблешково fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Marekov in the 70th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Каблешково's Kuncho Kachamakov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. 77 minutes into the match, Kuncho Kachamakov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kuncho Kachamakov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 91 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of Каблешково's Horacio Ponc. Horacio Ponc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Каблешково's Metodi Gadzhanov got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.