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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francis Calmes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Sebastián Puig during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ekipa Gabi booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Calmes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Lamczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 21 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francis Calmes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play forced Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, 霍去病 Bobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Francis Calmes. Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Calmes having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Barnaba Lamczyk came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Zachary Pankowski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 35 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francis Calmes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Ekipa Gabi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Barnaba Lamczyk to strike the kick off in the second half. Barnaba Lamczyk hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Francis Calmes however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Ekipa Gabi's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francis Calmes 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. Francis Calmes made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ekipa Gabi made a substitution. Joel Marko replaced Bartosz Olejarz. In the 69th minute, 霍去病 Bobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francis Calmes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 70th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Francis Calmes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnaba Lamczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute, Barnaba Lamczyk 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. Barnaba Lamczyk might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Barnaba Lamczyk ran back to his position shaking his head. Francis Calmes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 84th minute. After 85 minutes, Doru Mihuț mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ekipa Gabi and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Doru Mihuț hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Chowaniec'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. Damian Chowaniec helped the player get up and apologised. 89 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Francis Calmes, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francis Calmes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Barnaba Lamczyk charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Barnaba Lamczyk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th match minute, Ekipa Gabi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barnaba Lamczyk to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador played a much better game than Ekipa Gabi and deserved their victory. The Ekipa Gabi players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.