Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Velcho Pentov was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Cristian Sancho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Sancho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of play forced Каблешково's goalkeeper Velcho Pentov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuncho Kachamakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kuncho Kachamakov in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Velcho Pentov managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Luis Sanchez in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Luis Sanchez in the 33rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Velcho Pentov made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. In the 37th minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Velcho Pentov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Velcho Pentov made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that José Luis Sanchez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. José Luis Sanchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Velcho Pentov. Velcho Pentov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kuncho Kachamakov in the 53rd minute of play. In the 59th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 63rd match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Minko Velinov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 64th minute of play forced Каблешково's goalkeeper Velcho Pentov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Metodi Gadzhanov during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metodi Gadzhanov to maneuver through the defense. After 66 played minutes Каблешково got a freekick which was hit by Minko Velinov. Daniel Zorita charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Zorita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Luis Sanchez. Velcho Pentov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kuncho Kachamakov in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Emil Marekov kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When Emil Marekov fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Каблешково's protests and gave Emil Marekov a yellow card for diving instead. Emil Marekov kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Velcho Pentov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If José Luis Sanchez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Velcho Pentov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 96th minute of the match.