Challenge

Delle Alpi Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gergely Balázs started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Arias to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 5 minutes, Géza Kulcsár managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grnd Juventus NNNL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Géza Kulcsár was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patrick Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gergely Balázs. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Norman Grieve was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Patrick Carneiro had several of the Ecuador's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 24 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Julio Vera as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 28th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Rubén-Darío Insúa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Norman Grieve tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Norman Grieve narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gergely Balázs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Norman Grieve showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 51st minute of the match. Grnd Juventus NNNL's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Cristian Sancho scored to the left of an out of position Norman Grieve, making the score, 1-2. 58 minutes into the match, Grnd Juventus NNNL's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Norman Grieve reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gergely Balázs in the 61st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gergely Balázs came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubén-Darío Insúa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Péter Kovács was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grnd Juventus NNNL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 74th match minute, Grnd Juventus NNNL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Péter Kovács to maneuver through the defense. After 75 played minutes Grnd Juventus NNNL got a freekick which was hit by Sándor Edelényi. Diego Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Norman Grieve firmly grabbed it by the left post. Norman Grieve made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 78th minute. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th match minute, Grnd Juventus NNNL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rómeó Győrfi to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilton Ferraz in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute Grnd Juventus NNNL were awarded a corner. Géza Kulcsár went to the cornerflag to take it. Grnd Juventus NNNL's Norman Grieve proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Grnd Juventus NNNL from getting a goal against them. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Norman Grieve tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.