Challenge

Krasnodar
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute of play forced Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's goalkeeper Venko Notev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erubiel Sarracino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Erubiel Sarracino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Venko Notev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Luis Andino made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Venko Notev managed to reach the ball for a save. Venko Notev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Erubiel Sarracino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hortêncio Moura hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Venko Notev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hortêncio Moura was slow to take the kick. During this time Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's players had a chance to rest. Hortêncio Moura made a great header on Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Venko Notev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Venko Notev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 43rd minute of the match. Sergio-Emanuel Ramos hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th 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. Antonio Arias was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 56 minutes into the match. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Vern Lassiter was substituted for Eugeniusz Pyrtek. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Emilio Ravenna was substituted for Nikolay Kazyutinskiy. In the 55th minute, one of Ecuador:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ecuador. After 62 played minutes Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я got a freekick which was hit by Artem Zakharov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Sarracino 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. 66 minutes into the match, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Erubiel Sarracino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vern Lassiter fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's protests and gave Vern Lassiter a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Vern Lassiter hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Aral Bostancı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Erubiel Sarracino 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vern Lassiter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Erubiel Sarracino got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ecuador had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.