Challenge

Dudlo Aréna
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Antón Lackovič started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Aparicio Pacheco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Dudlo's Aparicio Pacheco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Guède in the 12th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aparicio Pacheco having to interfere. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Antón Lackovič could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Codrin Şandru hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Dudlo's zone, Luis Andino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aparicio Pacheco 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. Aparicio Pacheco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st of the match, Karim Guède tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Julio Vera got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 34th minute, Felix Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aparicio Pacheco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Aparicio Pacheco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aparicio Pacheco. FC Dudlo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aparicio Pacheco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aparicio Pacheco came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Dudlo's goalkeeper Aparicio Pacheco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Felix Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aparicio Pacheco having to make a save. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th match minute, FC Dudlo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codrin Şandru to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that İstemihan Hedef's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Aparicio Pacheco made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Guède, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. FC Dudlo'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. In the 68th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Felix Montenegro 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 73rd match minute, FC Dudlo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antón Lackovič to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis Andino in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aparicio Pacheco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Agustín Saelices fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aparicio Pacheco quite easily take care of the ball. In the 80th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aparicio Pacheco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aparicio Pacheco having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Aparicio Pacheco in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Dudlo's Aparicio Pacheco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save FC Dudlo from getting a goal against them. In the 95th minute, Peter Lapač hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.