Challenge

Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Danilo Barrionuevo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Pepe Sarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pepe Sarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. A collision led to KF Ballistet getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Skënder Kotomelo hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Danilo Barrionuevo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pepe Sarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play. Pepe Sarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Bayezit Demiroğlu 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. KF Ballistet's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carlton Boothroyd in the 31st minute. In the 36th minute, Pepo De La Vega reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 2-0. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Gheorghe Pupăzan got a free kick in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Godoy in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Leo Rosario 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. The audience was convinced that Danilo Barrionuevo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 64th minute of the match KF Ballistet got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carlton Boothroyd ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on KF Ballistet's corner Carlton Boothroyd fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. In the 74th minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Leo Rosario might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leo Rosario ran back to his position shaking his head. 81 minutes into the match, KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Pepe Sarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro managed to reach the ball for a save. If Danilo Barrionuevo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amado Godoy in the 90th minute of play. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save KF Ballistet from getting a goal against them. The KF Ballistet support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.