Challenge

Novotroitsk
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yuliy Esikov kicked off to start the match. Yuliy Esikov 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. In the 7th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of the match. After 11 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nacho González was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC NOSTA's Nacho González was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vladimir Terentiev hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Yuliy Esikov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 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 25th minute. In the 32nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho González saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Felipe Custódio came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC NOSTA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Felipe Custódio couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 39th minute of play forced FC NOSTA's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nacho González made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nacho González firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nacho González made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute, Agustín Saelices 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. 72 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nacho González narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nacho González. Nacho González dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 77 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nacho González narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81st minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nacho González was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC NOSTA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nacho González in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 82nd minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Nacho González however easily saved by the left post. In the 84th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Felipe Custódio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, FC NOSTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitold Rubakin to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ecuador booed when FC NOSTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuliy Esikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.