Challenge

Lauton Park
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nacho Barbutski made the kick off and thus started the match. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Tomanov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play forced Loko Plovdiv's goalkeeper Vladimir Tomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimir Tomanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 17 minutes Loko Plovdiv'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. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Loko Plovdiv's Vladimir Tomanov did a great save. Genadi Ahmakov charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Genadi Ahmakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Loko Plovdiv getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Genadi Ahmakov hit a great ball. Vladimir Tomanov 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 23rd minute, Daniel Zorita 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 26th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Tomanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho scored 0-2 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladimir Tomanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vladimir Tomanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimir Tomanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Loko Plovdiv's Vladimir Tomanov. Vladimir Tomanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute of play forced Loko Plovdiv's goalkeeper Vladimir Tomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Genadi Ahmakov kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Loko Plovdiv's Vladimir Tomanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their 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. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Barbutski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Vladimir Tomanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 60th minute. When Ecuador's Agustín Saelices in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Loko Plovdiv's goalie prevented a goal. Vladimir Tomanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 64th minute. When Nacho Barbutski fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Loko Plovdiv's protests and gave Nacho Barbutski a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes Loko Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Nacho Barbutski. Loko Plovdiv's Dencho Yashev was substituted for Genadi Ahmakov. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Loko Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nacho Barbutski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Kalin Mitrushev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Loko Plovdiv's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. 75 minutes into the game, one of Loko Plovdiv:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Felix Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Vladimir Tomanov made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Luis Andino sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Loko Plovdiv defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vladimir Tomanov. The Loko Plovdiv fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vladimir Tomanov should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vladimir Tomanov, 0-5. 87 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Loko Plovdiv's Vladimir Tomanov. Vladimir Tomanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. The free kick made by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita led to a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Ilcho Argirov hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute, Kalin Mitrushev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th 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. Vladimir Tomanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.