Challenge

Kolomna Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikita Gudkov having to interfere. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aybar Bayezit's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of play forced Unica FC's goalkeeper Nikita Gudkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led to Ecuador's Luis Andino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Unica FC's Aybar Bayezit was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 17th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, Unica FC's Artur Bezborodov got a free kick in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikita Gudkov. Unica FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The Unica FC fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Unica FC's Aybar Bayezit 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Unica FC's Aybar Bayezit in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aybar Bayezit in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Unica FC were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sevastyan Lemeshevskiy took the corner. The corner ended in Sevastyan Lemeshevskiy almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the match, Unica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Nikita Gudkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristiano Levandovskiy in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nikita Gudkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aybar Bayezit made a kick off. Nikita Gudkov made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. 53 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Aybar Bayezit came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikita Gudkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Unica FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aybar Bayezit in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. With a little luck, Unica FC's Nikita Gudkov got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aybar Bayezit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aybar Bayezit in the 73rd minute of play. Felix Montenegros short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Nikita Gudkov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 81 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Unica FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Artur Bezborodov hit a great ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Unica FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.