Challenge

Baltic Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Gustaw Fafinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A'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. Gustaw Fafinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of the match. Gianluca Scamacca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. A collision led to KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ahmet Haşim Tekmil hit a great ball. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustaw Fafinski having to interfere. Gianluca Scamacca struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A. The supporters of Ecuador booed when KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig Rødal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute, Luis Andino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gustaw Fafinski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 41st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Luis Andino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gustaw Fafinski. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Andino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gianluca Scamacca to strike the kick off in the second half. Gustaw Fafinski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A'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. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Gustaw Fafinski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Gustaw Fafinski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th 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. Gustaw Fafinski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Gustaw Fafinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Gustaw Fafinski to make any attempt to save it. In the 64th minute, Cristian Sancho 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: 0-5. After 67 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustaw Fafinski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gustaw Fafinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Slawomir Wojciechowski got a free kick in the 75th minute. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustaw Fafinski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustaw Fafinski having to interfere. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Cristian Sancho scored to the left of an out of position Gustaw Fafinski, making the score, 0-7. In the 86th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaw Fafinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustaw Fafinski was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 0-8. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig Rødal in the 95th minute of play. The KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.