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Match Report
Newcastle United
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 12th minute, Thomas Vollmar 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. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Mikolaj Jerzyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute Thomas Vollmar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes Newcastle United got a freekick which was hit by Olgierd Wojtowicz. 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 19th minute. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikolaj Jerzyk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. 24 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Mikolaj Jerzyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Mikolaj Jerzyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Newcastle United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Felix Montes made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Newcastle United's Mikolaj Jerzyk managed to reach the ball for a save. The corner ended in Felix Montes almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Newcastle United's Mikolaj Jerzyk did a great save. Mikolaj Jerzyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Vollmar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pankracy Malicki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Mikolaj Jerzyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mikolaj Jerzyk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 52nd minute. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Mikolaj Jerzyk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After 59 played minutes Newcastle United got a freekick which was hit by Kajetan Kochniarczyk. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Vollmar in the 63rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikolaj Jerzyk having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pankracy Malicki in the 71st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Mikolaj Jerzyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Newcastle United's Mikolaj Jerzyk got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Pankracy Malicki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 79 minutes Newcastle United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. In the 79th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Mikolaj Jerzyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Mikolaj Jerzyk made a huge save. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Vollmar, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Newcastle United.
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