Challenge

Jacks Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arturo Michel got the match started through his kick off. Parker Tomlinson'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. Parker Tomlinson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Parker Tomlinson got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. In the 8th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. After a defensive mix-up in CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's zone, Antonio Arias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachery MacFarland came out of the goal and Antonio Arias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 11 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. 14 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zachery MacFarland narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zachery MacFarland. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 21 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland. Zachery MacFarland was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 23 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zachery MacFarland narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 32 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachery MacFarland was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play forced CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalkeeper Zachery MacFarland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Holbrook hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 41stth minute of the game Cristian Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 41 minutes, Brandon McCauley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Brandon McCauley kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Montenegro in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachery MacFarland saved CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI from getting behind. Daniel Zorita's late challenge caught a CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Zorita helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Daniel Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In a very dangerous position, a player in CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 54 minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Zachery MacFarland. Parker Tomlinson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Zachery MacFarland in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62ndth minute of the game Luis Andino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI from getting a goal against them. In the 69th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Zachery MacFarland made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Sancho during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute, Cristian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zachery MacFarland. The CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zachery MacFarland should have stopped the shot. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zachery MacFarland read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Gavin Harvey seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gavin Harvey the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gavin Harvey had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. Felix Montenegro took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zachery MacFarland. Zachery MacFarland dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-10.