Challenge

AXI Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Konstantin Dobrinski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. AXi's Konstantin Dobrinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Konstantin Dobrinski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Victorino Diaz Montero struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AXi. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to AXi getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Gustavo Ramond hit a great ball. Aleksander Godholm's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleksander Godholm helped the player get up and apologised. In the 35th minute, Ronaldo Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Konstantin Dobrinski 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 36th minute. Ronaldo Vidal kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 43rd minute of play forced AXi's goalkeeper Konstantin Dobrinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, AXi's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Konstantin Dobrinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

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. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Konstantin Dobrinski to make any attempt to save it. In the 62nd minute, Victorino Diaz Montero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 69th minute, Aleksander Godholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Konstantin Dobrinski having to make a save. In the 71st play minute Cristian Sancho came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Konstantin Dobrinski. 1-3. AXi's Konstantin Dobrinski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save AXi from getting a goal against them. Konstantin Dobrinski was a little too slow when Felix Montenegro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 1-4. Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of AXi booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho was extremely unlucky when he, in the 86th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Dobrinski having to interfere. Konstantin Dobrinski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Gau Zubiaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The AXi fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.