Challenge

Fighters Stadion
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dinu Bocu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, Gianni Balla notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pavlos Konstantakakis 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 7th minute. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 9th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Hamburg Fighters's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlos Konstantakakis 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. A hard shot 14 in the game by Gianluca Balla from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlos Konstantakakis having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Felix Montenegro 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. A collision led to Hamburg Fighters getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Dinu Bocu hit a great ball. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Daniel Zorita, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 36 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Pavlos Konstantakakis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gianni Balla in the 40th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Bocu in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Gianluca Balla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Konstantakakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dinu Bocu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 48thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Dinu Bocu came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Hamburg Fighters fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dinu Bocu couldn't finish the play. 53 minutes into the game, Hamburg Fighters's Brandon Rick nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianni Balla in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Dinu Bocu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Pavlos Konstantakakis in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianni Balla in the 65th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Bocu in the 72nd minute of play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinu Bocu in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianluca Balla in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Hamburg Fighters's Enrico Piccirilli got a free kick in the 78th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Zorita during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Gianni Balla sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ecuador's Julio Vera didn't even have to move. The audience was convinced that Dinu Bocu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinu Bocu in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Gianluca Balla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.