Challenge

ORANGE ARENA
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. Primitivo Andino made in the 3rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Felix Montenegro. Tobias Øverland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. When Luis Andino, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 7 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Tobias Øverland was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Tobias Øverland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Primitivo Andino in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by APOELHELLAS's Aglauros Sakellariou. Michel Santos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 31st minute of the match APOELHELLAS 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. Makareus Poulakis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Juan Sebastián Puig's late challenge caught a APOELHELLAS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Sebastián Puig helped the player get up and apologised. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tobias Øverland saved APOELHELLAS from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobias Øverland was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Tobias Øverland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michel Santos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Lykaon Belesis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Ecuador's Tobias Øverland threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luis Andino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cristian Sancho in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tobias Øverland, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Felix Montenegro in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tobias Øverland, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Primitivo Andino hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Michel Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Michel Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. APOELHELLAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Michel Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when APOELHELLAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aglauros Sakellariou didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Primitivo Andino with Agustín Saelices as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Daniel Zorita kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 85thth minute. Though ot was a great shot APOELHELLAS's keeper Tobias Øverland was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Tobias Øverland in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because APOELHELLAS had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.