Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Pankracy Malicki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Vollmar came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Newcastle United's Mikolaj Jerzyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Newcastle United from getting a goal against them. Pankracy Malicki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Newcastle United's Mikolaj Jerzyk got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Newcastle United were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zé Paulo Zonta took the corner. Juan Sebastián Puig thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Julio Vera, a very annoying self made goal in the 26th minute which led to 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Vollmar in the 30th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pankracy Malicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikolaj Jerzyk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pankracy Malicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 39th playminute. Mikolaj Jerzyk made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Newcastle United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mikolaj Jerzyk quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 47th 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Vollmar to make the kick off. Mikolaj Jerzyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 52nd minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Mikolaj Jerzyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Mikolaj Jerzyk. Newcastle United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Mikolaj Jerzyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Thomas Vollmar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. In the 67th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Jerzyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Pankracy Malicki tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 72 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zé Paulo Zonta who took care of the corner kick. Julio Vera stood somewhat misplaced when Thomas Vollmar came free in front of goal and shot 3-3 to the left of him in the 73 minute. Newcastle United made a substitution. Filip Orling replaced Julian Obuchowicz. In the 77th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Jerzyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mikolaj Jerzyk was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. In the 82nd minute, Pankracy Malicki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Newcastle United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-4. Mikolaj Jerzyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Mikolaj Jerzyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 86th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thomas Vollmar got free with Julio Vera in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.