Challenge

Muda Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulo Illan started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Millrick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Joosep Eessaar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joosep Eessaar really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Millrick having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of play forced FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalkeeper Dario Millrick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dario Millrick was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play forced FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalkeeper Dario Millrick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dario Millrick 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 25th minute. Dario Millrick 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 26th minute. 31 minutes into the match, FC Raasiku Kõrid's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Dario Millrick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dario Millrick was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalkeeper Dario Millrick, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Millrick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes of play, FC Raasiku Kõrid's Paulo Illan 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! After 44 played minutes FC Raasiku Kõrid got a freekick which was hit by Victor Cucerzan. 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.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC Raasiku Kõrid's Victor Cucerzan got a free kick in the 55th minute. After taking down the ball on FC Raasiku Kõrid's corner Mait Viira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Hugo Guillamon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Hugo Guillamon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Illan in the 65th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Guillamon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Paulo Illan came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the FC Raasiku Kõrid 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 Paulo Illan couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Felix Montenegro could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Dario Millrick however easily saved by the left post. Paulo Illan scored 3-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, Ecuador's Dario Millrick threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristian Sancho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joosep Eessaar in the 79th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dario Millrick stood somewhat misplaced when Cristian Sancho came free in front of goal and shot 3-2 to the left of him in the 81 minute. FC Raasiku Kõrid's Şensoy Cemre was substituted for Victor Cucerzan. In the 86th match minute, FC Raasiku Kõrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mait Viira to maneuver through the defense. FC Raasiku Kõrid made a substitution. Ramzi Drouart replaced Paulo Illan. 91 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dario Millrick made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. After a rather tough play, FC Raasiku Kõrid's Uci Nurpijal got a free kick in the 94th minute. FC Raasiku Kõrid succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ecuador had controlled the match.