Challenge

Миньор
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Felix Montenegro hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 7th minute of play forced ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Ivo Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ivo Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ottó Csizmadia in the 19th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Ottó Csizmadia 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ПФК Миньор Раднево was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ottó Csizmadia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Ivo Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute of play forced ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Ivo Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ivo Faria was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ottó Csizmadia in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Kulekov during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 39 played minutes ПФК Миньор Раднево got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Kulekov. A collision led to ПФК Миньор Раднево getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Ivan Kulekov hit a great 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 instead. The ПФК Миньор Раднево players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ottó Csizmadia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Ivo Faria made a huge save. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 55th minute of the match. Ivo Faria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 56th minute. After 61 played minutes ПФК Миньор Раднево got a freekick which was hit by Veselin Radushev. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Nayden Statkov was substituted for Daniel Shestakov. In the 63rd minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivo Faria showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 64th minute, Zanko Yochkolovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivo Faria read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Ecuador 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivan Kulekov got a free kick in the 68th minute. Zanko Yochkolovski was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 72 played minutes ПФК Миньор Раднево got a freekick which was hit by Zanko Yochkolovski. Nayden Statkov charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nayden Statkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Faria made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after ПФК Миньор Раднево's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ottó Csizmadia in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Ivo Faria in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivo Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Felix Montenegro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ivo Faria. That made the score 0-2 after 91 minutes of play. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute of the match Rusi Kerenski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Ecuador played a much better game than ПФК Миньор Раднево and deserved their victory. The ПФК Миньор Раднево players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.