Challenge

Stadion Bursztynowy
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Sebastian Pyrzyce started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Zielonka Gdansk's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Tomaszewski came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan Tomaszewski 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 15th match minute, Zielonka Gdansk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarūnas Saponka to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play forced Zielonka Gdansk's goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Felix Montenegro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jan Tomaszewski quite easily take care of the ball. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jan Tomaszewski 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 41st minute. An unexpected shot in the 43rd minute by Qiu Ling Lang got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jan Tomaszewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 46th minute of play.

51 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jan Tomaszewski, 0-1. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Tomaszewski having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Stanislav Abovský hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ganga Banga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Cristian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Zielonka Gdansk's Jan Tomaszewski managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Zielonka Gdansk's Stanislav Abovský got a free kick in the 68th minute. Jan Tomaszewski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 70 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Pyrzyce's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After 75 minutes, Qiu Ling Lang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zielonka Gdansk and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Qiu Ling Lang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Zielonka Gdansk's Qiu Ling Lang got a free kick in the 76th minute. Jan Tomaszewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Zielonka Gdansk'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Augustyniak in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led Zielonka Gdansk's Robert Augustyniak to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Zielonka Gdansk's Gottfrid Asklöv got a free kick in the 90th minute. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jan Tomaszewski firmly grabbed it by the left post. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Jan Tomaszewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.