Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Vladislav Dzhalev made the kick off and thus started the match. Denimir Bebin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 2nd minute of the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Denimir Bebin managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 13th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. EK'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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Fernandez in the 19th minute of play. The EK fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when EK's Cido Fernandez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, EK's Denimir Bebin got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Cido Fernandez 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 Cido Fernandez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Denimir Bebin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladislav Dzhalev, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by İlbey Denizalp in the 39th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denimir Bebin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Denimir Bebin, 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Denimir Bebin in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute, Chico Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, EK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cido Fernandez to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Vladislav Dzhalev 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. 54 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Vladislav Dzhalev came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denimir Bebin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cido Fernandez came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. EK's Denimir Bebin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 59th minute of play. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, EK's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vladislav Dzhalev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 65 minutes into the match, EK's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Denimir Bebin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Dzhalev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladislav Dzhalev's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denimir Bebin was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. 72 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Vladislav Dzhalev came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Dzhalev in the 79th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladislav Dzhalev in the 79th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes EK got a freekick which was hit by Beloslav Yachkov. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Cido Fernandez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 1-4. In the 91st minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denimir Bebin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cido Fernandez in the 93rd minute of the match. After having played for 94 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. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Ecuador lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.