Challenge

Joe Valacci Arena
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. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Kliczek&Syn's Iwan Nakoneczny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Kliczek&Syn'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. The corner led Ecuador's Luis Andino to fire away a dangerous shot which Iwan Nakoneczny despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Iwan Nakoneczny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Kliczek&Syn's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Iwan Nakoneczny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iwan Nakoneczny. Iwan Nakoneczny dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Kliczek&Syn's Iwan Nakoneczny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 22nd minute of play. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwan Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Igor Furgal came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Kliczek&Syn 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 Igor Furgal couldn't finish the play. 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 Igor Furgal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iwan Nakoneczny didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agustín Saelices went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Kliczek&Syn's Kant Spel was substituted for Kajetan Gregorczyk. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Nakoneczny having to interfere. In the 63rd minute Radomir Podolski 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. In the 64th minute, Radomir Podolski made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Radomir Podolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paolo Rossi in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Radomir Podolski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Kliczek&Syn's Baldemar Cienfuegos was substituted for Radomir Podolski. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Felix Montenegro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Paolo Rossi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After 86 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paolo Rossi who took care of the corner kick. When Kliczek&Syn's Baldemar Cienfuegos in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baldemar Cienfuegos in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match.