Challenge

Rainbow Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Filip Merski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 4th minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Agustín Saelices notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of A.A. Pędzący Bimber's Filip Merski. Filip Merski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Maksymilian Jaroszewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filip Merski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubén-Darío Insúa in the 23rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Henrik Nordlund who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Leszek Poteralski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Leszek Poteralski sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barney Barns, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Barney Barns in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. In the 35th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filip Merski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filip Merski saved A.A. Pędzący Bimber from getting behind. 41 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Maksymilian Jaroszewicz came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rubén-Darío Insúa got free with Julio Vera in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomasz Kiszkiel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The A.A. Pędzący Bimber players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-4.

Barney Barns recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Barney Barns in the 52nd 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. After 57 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. Henrik Nordlund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filip Merski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Barns in the 64th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Maksymilian Jaroszewicz made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After 69 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filip Merski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Filip Merski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. With a little luck, A.A. Pędzący Bimber's Filip Merski got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Filip Merski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barney Barns in the 81st minute of play. After 86 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. Henrik Nordlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barney Barns in the 88th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho scored 1-6 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filip Merski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maksymilian Jaroszewicz'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. Maksymilian Jaroszewicz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to A.A. Pędzący Bimber getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Maksymilian Jaroszewicz hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Nikos Charalambakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.