Challenge

JET-Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, JET-M's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Nikifor Vekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 minutes, Luis Andino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the JET-M players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luis Andino hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Ivan Haglund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Nikifor Vekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. Alfredo Di Stéfano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Ivan Haglund sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Nikifor Vekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikifor Vekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Haglund in the 30th minute. Julio Quirze kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Julio Quirze sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Haglund in the 34th minute. JET-M's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bozhko Staevski in the 36th minute. Naycho Palyov hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. When JET-M's Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Nikifor Vekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 42nd minute, Șerban Chirițescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikifor Vekov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. JET-M's Mirolyub Radin was substituted for Alfredo Di Stéfano.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mirolyub Radin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind JET-M's goalkeeper Nikifor Vekov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by JET-M's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. JET-M's Nikifor Vekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 54th minute of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Șerban Chirițescu hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Ivan Haglund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JET-M fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikifor Vekov saved JET-M from getting behind. Nikifor Vekov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Naycho Palyov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Naycho Palyov kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, JET-M's goalkeeper Nikifor Vekov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Haglund in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in JET-M's zone, Agustín Saelices stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikifor Vekov came out of the goal and Agustín Saelices tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. JET-M's Yoakim Nakov was substituted for Ivan Haglund. In the 77th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Nikifor Vekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute of the match JET-M 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. Bozhko Staevski ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Ren Xi Liang managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Thanks to some nice moves Felix Montenegro could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Nikifor Vekov however easily saved by the left post. In the 90th minute, Bozhko Staevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nikifor Vekov. JET-M's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nikifor Vekov, 1-1. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing JET-M to leave the ground with a draw.