Challenge

Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Danilo Barrionuevo took the kick off in the first half of the match. KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 2nd minute of play. In the 3rd match minute, KF Ballistet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lu Guo Jie to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the game, Danilo Barrionuevo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Julio Vera. Danilo Barrionuevo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Barrionuevo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After having played for 15 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 23 minutes into the match, KF Ballistet's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Pepe Sarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pepe Sarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Barrionuevo. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pepe Sarro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 38 minutes of play, KF Ballistet's Amado Godoy made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Barrionuevo. Pepe Sarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Pepe Sarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Amado Godoy 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 55th match minute, KF Ballistet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Skënder Kotomelo to maneuver through the defense. Camilo Gisbert's late challenge caught a KF Ballistet's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gisbert helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ecuador fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! In the 61st minute there was a penalty for KF Ballistet. Carlton Boothroyd stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julio Vera. 3-1. 64 minutes into the match, KF Ballistet's Danilo Barrionuevo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Amado Godoy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 72 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro. Pepe Sarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 77 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pepe Sarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Barrionuevo in the 81st minute of play. In the 85thth minute of the game Danilo Barrionuevo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danilo Barrionuevo in the 86th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Barrionuevo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Pepo De La Vega stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Pepo De La Vega tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.