Challenge

Миньор
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ottó Csizmadia kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ottó Csizmadia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in ПФК Миньор Раднево's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Faria 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. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after ПФК Миньор Раднево's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. If Ottó Csizmadia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 16 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ottó Csizmadia in the 19th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ivo Faria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Ivo Faria 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 25th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 28th 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. After 31 played minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivo Faria came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ecuador reached it. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ivo Faria quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 38 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria. Ivo Faria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rusi Kerenski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rusi Kerenski in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ivo Faria came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 60th minute. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Zanko Yochkolovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ottó Csizmadia struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ПФК Миньор Раднево. 72 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ottó Csizmadia came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ottó Csizmadia in the 74th minute of play. Ivo Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Ecuador's Felix Montenegro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The ПФК Миньор Раднево fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.