Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thodoris Patsatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trifon Takounakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thodoris Patsatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thodoris Patsatzis. Thodoris Patsatzis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thodoris Patsatzis. PAOK Irakliou's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 19 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Thodoris Patsatzis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniil Barlas in the 24th minute of play. Konstantinos Katsouranis hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 26 played minutes PAOK Irakliou got a freekick which was hit by Daniil Barlas. PAOK Irakliou's Thodoris Patsatzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thodoris Patsatzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Konstantinos Katsouranis in the 39th 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. Konstantinos Katsouranis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniil Barlas scored 1-3 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. PAOK Irakliou's Thodoris Patsatzis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 50thth minute got Thodoris Patsatzis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thodoris Patsatzis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, PAOK Irakliou's goalkeeper Thodoris Patsatzis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. The supporters of Ecuador booed when PAOK Irakliou was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christodoulos Tsagris didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Trifon Takounakis 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. PAOK Irakliou's Alekos Sapounelis was substituted for Konstantinos Katsouranis. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Raftopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute of the match PAOK Irakliou 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. Aris Stefanopoulos ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Daniil Barlas came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Thodoris Patsatzis in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita scored 1-4 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thodoris Patsatzis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Barlas in the 92nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Thodoris Patsatzis made a huge save. The supporters of PAOK Irakliou booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Daniil Barlas managed to get in a good position for a shot. PAOK Irakliou's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniil Barlas 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ecuador had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.