Challenge

PS STAL ST WOLA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Matai having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, STAL ST WOLA's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Roman Matai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes of play, Ecuador's Luis Andino made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roman Matai was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 14th minute STAL ST WOLA were awarded a corner. Artaç Hendekli went to the cornerflag to take it. Roman Matai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play. With an all-out effort, STAL ST WOLA's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Michel Batistuta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Roman Matai 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 19th minute. Roman Matai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Sebastián Puig in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zygmunt Bielejewski. 31 minutes into the game, Luis Andino threw the ball into play from the sideline. STAL ST WOLA's Baltazar de Amaral quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 33rd minute of play forced STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Matai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 42nd minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ecuador:s Julio Vera showed great skill when he stopped Artaç Hendekli:s penalty. 45 minutes into the game, STAL ST WOLA's Artaç Hendekli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michel Batistuta made a kick off. Roman Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 54th minute of the match. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Matai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 65th minute of play forced STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 70th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Zygmunt Bielejewski 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 having played for 74 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roman Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute, Luis Andino made a precise shot to the right of Roman Matai. STAL ST WOLA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Lech came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 minutes of play, STAL ST WOLA's Artaç Hendekli made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94thth minute of the game Michel Batistuta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 95 minutes, Çağlar Soyuncu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STAL ST WOLA and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. STAL ST WOLA succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ecuador had controlled the match.