Challenge

Sipaki Aréna
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Olaf Wieczorek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play forced Várdomb's goalkeeper Marciano Marino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A very nice done corner allowed Felix Montes to score against Marciano Marino in Várdomb's goal. 0-1 after 7 minutes. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marciano Marino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Várdomb's Neymar Da Silva in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 17th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Marciano Marino 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 18th minute. Balázs Szakál kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Várdomb's Marciano Marino. Marciano Marino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marciano Marino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Várdomb'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. At last the ball reached Luis Andino at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Várdomb. 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marciano Marino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neymar Da Silva in the 32nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marciano Marino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. After 39 played minutes Várdomb got a freekick which was hit by László Benke. Balázs Szakál's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Balázs Szakál helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, Várdomb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Balázs Szakál to maneuver through the defense. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Marciano Marino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Várdomb players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-3.

After a rather tough play, Várdomb's László Benke got a free kick in the 51st minute. Marciano Marino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 52nd minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olaf Wieczorek in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neymar Da Silva in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Mátyás Kurucz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Montes during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 74th minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Várdomb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norbert Kuncz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Várdomb's Marciano Marino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 78th minute of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olaf Wieczorek's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 84 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. In the 89th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 92 minutes, Olaf Wieczorek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Várdomb's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olaf Wieczorek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute, Agustín Saelices 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. Ecuador played a much better game than Várdomb and deserved their victory. The Várdomb players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.