Challenge

Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Gabriele Meilutyte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gersi Snabe 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 3rd minute. After 5 minutes Harsh Gods'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 led to Ecuador's Felix Montes getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 7th minute, Tomas Lain 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. When Xosepin Verdeja fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harsh Gods's protests and gave Xosepin Verdeja a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute, Xosepin Verdeja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gersi Snabe having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Gersi Snabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gersi Snabe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gersi Snabe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Lain in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Gersi Snabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gersi Snabe having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Harsh Gods's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gersi Snabe 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. In the 28th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Gersi Snabe. Harsh Gods's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gersi Snabe having to interfere. In the 34th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gersi Snabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gersi Snabe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play. Jogaila Makauskas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 40th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Tomas Lain made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xosepin Verdeja in the 57th minute of the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Lain in the 58th minute of play. Gersi Snabe made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Luis Andino got a free kick in the 64th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jogaila Makauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 70th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot by Daniel Zorita from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Gersi Snabe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 75 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Gersi Snabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Lain in the 76th minute of the match. Harsh Gods's Jokūbas Miškūnas was substituted for Gabriele Meilutyte. A collision led to Harsh Gods getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Xosepin Verdeja hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 88th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jokūbas Miškūnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Gersi Snabe in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's Jogaila Makauskas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Gersi Snabe made a huge save.