Challenge

NWS STADIUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Jardel Beaton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Beaton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şaban Yurdaşen got free with Julio Vera in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octav Traian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Uszykowani NWS'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. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Uszykowani NWS's Christer Salqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Beaton in the 14th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Uszykowani NWS's Jardel Beaton 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, 2-0. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustav Tunström in the 16th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christer Salqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Octav Traian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 minutes Uszykowani NWS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christer Salqvist in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Uszykowani NWS were awarded a corner. Mariusz Banas went to the cornerflag to take it. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Octav Traian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Uszykowani NWS's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jardel Beaton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 43 minutes into the match, Uszykowani NWS's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Octav Traian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iwan Augustyn'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. Iwan Augustyn helped the player get up and apologised. Octav Traian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Uszykowani NWS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karol Smuskiewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Luis Andino fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Luis Andino a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, Uszykowani NWS's Mariusz Banas broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Uszykowani NWS'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. 69 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Uszykowani NWS's Octav Traian. Octav Traian was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Uszykowani NWS's Karol Smuskiewicz got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Octav Traian. Uszykowani NWS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Salqvist in the 76th minute of the match. Uszykowani NWS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariusz Banas in the 77th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Beaton in the 81st minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Octav Traian, 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Uszykowani NWS's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octav Traian came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christer Salqvist scored 3-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.