Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baransel Tezveren got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baransel Tezveren in the 5th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frasco Morales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14th match minute, ФК Цомбомания was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurél Ciobica to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Shane Nottingham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Shane Nottingham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baransel Tezveren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 1-0. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute. Ecuador's Agustín Saelices was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Frasco Morales in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after ФК Цомбомания's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Agustín Saelices in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frasco Morales saved ФК Цомбомания from getting behind. Frasco Morales made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК Цомбомания's goalkeeper Frasco Morales, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Baransel Tezveren came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by ФК Цомбомания's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that ФК Цомбомания's Frasco Morales managed to reach the ball for a save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Marko Neshovski hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, ФК Цомбомания's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Frasco Morales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. Frasco Morales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frasco Morales having to interfere. Frasco Morales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 64th minute of play. Frasco Morales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Cristiano Håland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Shane Nottingham sent off a good shot on target. ФК Цомбомания's Frasco Morales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 79th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Baransel Tezveren managed to get in a good position for a shot. ФК Цомбомания's supporters rose to their feet, but Baransel Tezveren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in ФК Цомбомания's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frasco Morales came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 97 minutes, Baransel Tezveren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК Цомбомания's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baransel Tezveren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ФК Цомбомания to leave the ground with a draw.