Challenge

King Artur Stadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 2nd minute of play. In the 8th minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Pirlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo. Andrea Pirlo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 12 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrea Pirlo was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 15th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrea Pirlo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 18 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrea Pirlo. Radomiak Radom's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Radomiak Radom's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Andrea Pirlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ecuador's Felix Montenegro in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Radomiak Radom's goalie prevented a goal. After 40 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andrea Pirlo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 45th minute, Agustín Saelices 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: 0-7. The Radomiak Radom players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-7.

In the 51st play minute Cristian Sancho came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Andrea Pirlo. 0-8. Luis Andino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Andrea Pirlo made a huge save. 56 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro lined in a short shot 0-9 behind a frustrated Andrea Pirlo. Andrea Pirlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Rzeszutek during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Radomiak Radom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Rzeszutek to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrea Pirlo. Radomiak Radom's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. A hard shot 63 in the game by Agustín Saelices from a close distance when the talented Andrea Pirlo managed to make a qualified save. Radomiak Radom's players were relieved. In the 65th minute, Luis Andino fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Andrea Pirlo was a little too slow when Felix Montenegro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-11. After a defensive mix-up in Radomiak Radom's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrea Pirlo 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. 72 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andrea Pirlo. Cristian Sancho showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-12. Cristian Sancho scored 0-13 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrea Pirlo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ecuador's Antonio Arias was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 79th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andrea Pirlo, 0-15. 87 minutes into the match, Luis Andino notched a goal, 0-16, to the right of Radomiak Radom's Andrea Pirlo. Andrea Pirlo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.