Challenge

Stadion Astralny
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Fabian Hludzenski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Luis Andino made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Astral's Fabian Hludzenski managed to reach the ball for a save. The Astral fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Astral's Fidel Blunt looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Fabian Hludzenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roch Kochniarczyk during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th match minute, Astral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roch Kochniarczyk to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fidel Blunt's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Fidel Blunt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fidel Blunt in the 31st minute. Julio Vera was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Fidel Blunt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fidel Blunt really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Beppe Colombi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Fabian Hludzenski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Roch Kochniarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartlomiej Chazen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roch Kochniarczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Fabian Hludzenski in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Astral's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Fidel Blunt came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Astral's Fabian Hludzenski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Astral from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 73rd minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Fabian Hludzenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd 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: 2-1. In the 78th minute Roch Kochniarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Fabian Hludzenski in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabian Hludzenski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Blunt in the 86th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Fabian Hludzenski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fabian Hludzenski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The Astral players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.