Challenge

Maksimir
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Lipovljani's Vincent Kompany got a free kick in the 4th minute. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Lipovljani's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Juan Sebastián Puig got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gabrijel Jovanovski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gabrijel Jovanovski 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 8th minute. Gabrijel Jovanovski came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Agustín Saelices. But to his dismay, Agustín Saelices quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nikifor Kulaksúzov was slow to take the kick. During this time Lipovljani's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Lipovljani's Nikifor Kulaksúzov to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cvjetko Štokić in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agustín Saelices in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabrijel Jovanovski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gabrijel Jovanovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabrijel Jovanovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sima Marinković in the 28th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Cvjetko Štokić 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. Nikifor Kulaksúzov took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Lipovljani's Egon Škare was substituted for Valter Vidulić. Lipovljani's Arsen Vukša was substituted for Nikifor Kulaksúzov. Lipovljani made a substitution. Mykhaylo Mudryk replaced Sima Marinković. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cvjetko Štokić made a kick off. Lipovljani's Cvjetko Štokić got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lipovljani's Gabrijel Jovanovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 54th minute of play. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 59th 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. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Gabrijel Jovanovski made a huge save. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Gabrijel Jovanovski to make any attempt to save it. Gabrijel Jovanovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 72nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gabrijel Jovanovski. That made the score 1-5 after 72 minutes of play. 75 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Gabrijel Jovanovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's Cvjetko Štokić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cvjetko Štokić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the game, Primitivo Andino threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lipovljani's Kevin De Bruyne quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lipovljani's Cvjetko Štokić got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cvjetko Štokić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Lipovljani fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.