Challenge

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merexildo Raimundo in the 3rd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Tolis Prinianakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patryk Jazowski kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Tolis Prinianakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tolis Prinianakis having to make a save. Tolis Prinianakis 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 14th minute. In the 15th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Prinianakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tolis Prinianakis having to make a save. GREEN LIONS's Tolis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Prinianakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Tolis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolis Prinianakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 36 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. Merexildo Raimundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Tolis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Prinianakis. GREEN LIONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Calisto Flayre to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Luis Andino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tolis Prinianakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Tolis Prinianakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Jorge Peredo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GREEN LIONS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Tolis Prinianakis made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. A throw-in in the 70th minute of the game was made by Luis Andino with Cristian Sancho as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tolis Prinianakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 73rd minute. In the 73rd minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tolis Prinianakis. The goal made the score 1-3. 76 minutes into the match, Jorge Peredo notched a goal, 2-3, 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. GREEN LIONS's Tolis Prinianakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save GREEN LIONS from getting a goal against them. Felix Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tolis Prinianakis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Peredo in the 85th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jorge Peredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Camilo Gisbert got a throw-in 92 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Luis Andino. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 94th minute. A collision led to GREEN LIONS getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Nikos Kouzoulakis hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than GREEN LIONS.