Challenge

Kochobetsu Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Roy Engström made the kick off and thus started the match. Bram Boonen kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Esperance's zone, Luis Andino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 曲强洋 came out of the goal and Luis Andino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. 曲强洋 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 曲强洋 having to interfere. 18 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 曲强洋 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 曲强洋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of the match. Esperance's 曲强洋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 25th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Esperance fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! 曲强洋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gleb Elkibaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Esperance's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Esperance's 曲强洋 managed to reach the ball for a save. 42 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Esperance's 曲强洋. 曲强洋 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roy Engström's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

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. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. 曲强洋 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gleb Elkibaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, Esperance's goalkeeper 曲强洋 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Roy Engström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 曲强洋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roy Engström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 曲强洋 came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 70th minute. In the 74th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Esperance's Nikolay Adabir was substituted for Roy Engström. In the 80th match minute, Esperance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksimilian Stolyarov to maneuver through the defense. Esperance's Gavriil Dolgachev was substituted for Gleb Elkibaev. In the 81st minute, Maksimilian Stolyarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Bram Boonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolay Adabir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. When Daniel Zorita fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Daniel Zorita a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Esperance.