Challenge

Pardubice
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Vítek Bittner started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Přemek Ouředník was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 7th minute of play forced Pardubice Hurricanes's goalkeeper Přemek Ouředník to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pardubice Hurricanes's Přemek Ouředník played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of play. If Radoslav Plašil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Přemek Ouředník took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítek Bittner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Vítek Bittner came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vítek Bittner in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Pardubice Hurricanes's Josef Štětka got a free kick in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Pardubice Hurricanes's Andrei Stroie got a free kick in the 30th minute. The audience cheered when Daniel Zorita's long shot passed Přemek Ouředník's right side. It was 0-2, 31 minutes into the match. Přemek Ouředník showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Přemek Ouředník saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítek Bittner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 40 played minutes Pardubice Hurricanes got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Stroie. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Přemek Ouředník. Pardubice Hurricanes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radoslav Plašil in the 41st minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 53rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Přemek Ouředník saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Přemek Ouředník firmly grabbed it by the left post. Felix Montenegro's late challenge caught a Pardubice Hurricanes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montenegro helped the player get up and apologised. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítek Bittner in the 58th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítek Bittner in the 58th minute of the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakub Molnár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Jakub Molnár hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiří Rychtář in the 68th minute of play. With his leg Přemek Ouředník managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81stth minute of the game Radoslav Plašil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 81 minutes, Radoslav Plašil made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Přemek Ouředník having to interfere. Přemek Ouředník made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 89th minute. The audience was convinced that Jiří Rychtář's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 95 minutes into the match, Pardubice Hurricanes's goalkeeper Přemek Ouředník had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.