Challenge

Ermis Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ermis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miltos Xanthopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Perakoglou in the 11th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th of the match, Takis Perakoglou tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Julio Vera got in the way and made a wonderful save. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Camilo Gisbert made in the 15th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cristian Sancho. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ermis's goalie and right to Luis Andino. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ermis's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paraskevas Loukoumakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 30 minutes, Paraskevas Loukoumakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ermis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paraskevas Loukoumakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 32nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Ermis's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Ermis's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Ermis's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Takis Perakoglou to strike the kick off in the second half. When Ermis's Takis Perakoglou in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 64th minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis. The goal made the score 0-2. Felix Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Daniil Koutsoureas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ermis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thrasivoulos Tsirigakis was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. The Ecuador players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.