Challenge

PS STAL ST WOLA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zygmunt Bielejewski started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Matai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute. Roman Matai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of play. Çağlar Soyuncu hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Batistuta in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Matai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Arkadiusz Solecki fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored STAL ST WOLA's protests and gave Arkadiusz Solecki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, Arkadiusz Solecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the match, STAL ST WOLA's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Roman Matai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislaw Domin kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 33rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artaç Hendekli in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play forced STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the STAL ST WOLA defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Matai. The STAL ST WOLA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Matai should have stopped the shot. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Michel Batistuta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 41 minute of play. Zygmunt Bielejewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Roman Matai 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 54th minute. STAL ST WOLA's Michel Batistuta got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. STAL ST WOLA made a substitution. Gu Xiao Kun replaced Arkadiusz Solecki. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Roman Matai in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Roman Matai made a huge save. In the 77th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roman Matai quite easily take care of the ball. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Roman Matai to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Michel Batistuta kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. STAL ST WOLA's Mikolaj Lech was substituted for Zygmunt Bielejewski. In the 90th minute, Michel Batistuta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the game, Michel Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roman Matai 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 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, STAL ST WOLA could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.