Challenge

Winners Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Cristian Sancho 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 4thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Geo-Winner's Sergey Sabadash was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felix Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergey Sabadash. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felix Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. 10 minutes into the match, Geo-Winner's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Sergey Sabadash reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Sergey Sabadash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Rioja in the 16th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Geo-Winner's Cesar Rioja nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Cristian Sancho put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sergey Sabadash. Sergey Sabadash showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Antonio Arias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Geo-Winner players grew even worse after the yellow card. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Cesar Rioja got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 2-2. Sergey Sabadash stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. After 39 minutes Geo-Winner'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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Geo-Winner's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergey Sabadash came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cesar Rioja made a kick off. Sergey Sabadash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sergey Sabadash read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Cesar Rioja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Primitivo Andino made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cristian Sancho immediately put the ball in play. Cesar Rioja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Sergey Sabadash was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 73 minutes, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustín Saelices was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sergey Sabadash made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Felix Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 80th minute of the game Primitivo Andino made a throw-in which Daniel Zorita played forward. After a defensive mix-up in Geo-Winner's zone, Juan Sebastián Puig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergey Sabadash came out of the goal and Juan Sebastián Puig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Geo-Winner was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateusz Bochinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergey Sabadash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Sergey Sabadash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Geo-Winner throughout the match.