Challenge

Marla Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Su Xu Xi got the match started through his kick off. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Dmitriy Chkalov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Dmitriy Chkalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, K.F.MALIQI's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Dmitriy Chkalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cristian Sancho sped through K.F.MALIQI's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dmitriy Chkalov. In the 24th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmitriy Chkalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 33 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dmitriy Chkalov was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Dmitriy Chkalov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 38th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. In the 60th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Su Xu Xi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Nelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Dmitriy Chkalov in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Dmitriy Chkalov in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 72nd 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Su Xu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led to K.F.MALIQI's Erind Azdreni getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juvenal dos Santos in the 82nd minute of play. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th match minute, K.F.MALIQI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Csaba Fodor to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. 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.