Challenge

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Redas Elijošius took the kick off in the first half of the match. Petras Janauskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Redas Elijošius in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Redas Elijošius in the 6th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Vydas Matonis sent off a good shot on target. Aurelijus Kšanavičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of play. After having played for 14 minutes, Vydas Matonis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kandys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vydas Matonis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 18 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Redas Elijošius in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kandys's Aurelijus Kšanavičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurelijus Kšanavičius was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Kandys getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Bernardas Gegeckas hit a great ball. 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 Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Aurelijus Kšanavičius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Aurelijus Kšanavičius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 68th minute. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 74th minute, Agustín Saelices ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aurelijus Kšanavičius was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 78th minute of play forced Kandys's goalkeeper Aurelijus Kšanavičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita was extremely unlucky when he, in the 84th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 87 played minutes Kandys got a freekick which was hit by Raimundas Doveikis. A collision led to Kandys getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Mindaugas Melekša hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Kandys's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Aurelijus Kšanavičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.