Challenge

TOUMPA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Michalis Telakis made the kick off and thus started the match. Michalis Telakis in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play forced PAOK-RE4's goalkeeper Manolis Apostolakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manolis Apostolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PAOK-RE4's Manolis Apostolakis did a great save. 11 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manolis Apostolakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Michalis Telakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. PAOK-RE4's supporters rose to their feet, but Michalis Telakis 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. Manolis Apostolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Antonio Arias got a free kick in the 21st minute. After 22 played minutes, PAOK-RE4's Thanasis Mourouzis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Vera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in PAOK-RE4 reached it. In the 25th match minute, PAOK-RE4 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandros Italianos to maneuver through the defense. Manolis Apostolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Telakis in the 28th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thanasis Mourouzis who took care of the corner kick. The corner led PAOK-RE4's Thanasis Mourouzis to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. PAOK-RE4's Michalis Telakis got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manolis Apostolakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manolis Apostolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Manolis Apostolakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, PAOK-RE4's Aggelos Stathoulis got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michalis Telakis got free with Julio Vera in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Sotiris Papakostas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PAOK-RE4 and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 51 played minutes PAOK-RE4 got a freekick which was hit by Sotiris Papakostas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Manolis Apostolakis in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyriakos Kortselis in the 55th minute of play. After having played for 56 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyriakos Kortselis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Manolis Apostolakis made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyriakos Kortselis in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Michalis Telakis came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the PAOK-RE4 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 Michalis Telakis couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyriakos Kortselis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manolis Apostolakis made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. After 83 minutes PAOK-RE4's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Juan Sebastián Puig fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Manolis Apostolakis quite easily take care of the ball. Alexandros Italianos kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. PAOK-RE4's Manolis Apostolakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 86th minute of play. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by PAOK-RE4's Kyriakos Kortselis. But to his dismay, Kyriakos Kortselis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.