Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Semen Rodionov kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Apatit Kirovsk FC's goalkeeper Igor Brattsov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Apatit Kirovsk FC defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Brattsov. The Apatit Kirovsk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Brattsov should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Igor Brattsov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Igor Brattsov to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Apatit Kirovsk FC's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Igor Brattsov came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Igor Brattsov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 27 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Igor Brattsov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Igor Brattsov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute. Sergey Matetskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Luis Andino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Igor Brattsov having to make a save. Igor Brattsov was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Luis Andino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luis Andino really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Brattsov having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

55 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Igor Brattsov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Apatit Kirovsk FC's Ilya Trunov got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Igor Brattsov. Apatit Kirovsk FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Apatit Kirovsk FC made a substitution. Maksim Osipov replaced Vadim Kudryashov. After 64 played minutes Apatit Kirovsk FC got a freekick which was hit by Sergey Matetskiy. After 67 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Igor Brattsov was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Brattsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Luis Andino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Igor Brattsov. Apatit Kirovsk FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Andino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Brattsov having to interfere. 89 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Igor Brattsov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Mikhailov in the 94th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ecuador had played much better football throughout.