Challenge

Troopers Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of play forced White Star Troopers's goalkeeper Zbigniew Laba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Damiano Berardini put in a rough tackle. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for White Star Troopers! 10 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zbigniew Laba. White Star Troopers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Szymon Labus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zbigniew Laba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of the match. Zbigniew Laba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. White Star Troopers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zbigniew Laba 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 22nd minute. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when White Star Troopers's Szymon Labus fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zbigniew Laba 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 34th minute. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zbigniew Laba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, White Star Troopers's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Zbigniew Laba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Laba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Labus in the 57th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sancho Andres kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Wilfredo León fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo León, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 minutes, Gustaw Cisek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the White Star Troopers and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 82 played minutes White Star Troopers got a freekick which was hit by Gustaw Cisek. White Star Troopers made a substitution. Jerzy Jastrowicz replaced Adam Proca. White Star Troopers's Bartlomiej Ludwiczak was substituted for Ludomil Zaremba. White Star Troopers's Zbigniew Laba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save White Star Troopers from getting a goal against them. Cristian Sancho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Zbigniew Laba skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 94 minutes, Cristian Sancho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the White Star Troopers players grew even worse after the yellow card. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ecuador walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.