Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giancarlo Donnarumma having to interfere. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Giancarlo Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sérgio Jacinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Jacinto came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Montenegro succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 16 minutes into the game, Tomasz Jarosiewicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ekipa Damcia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. A collision led to Ekipa Damcia getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Tomasz Jarosiewicz hit a great ball. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giancarlo Donnarumma having to interfere. When Sérgio Jacinto came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Ekipa Damcia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sérgio Jacinto couldn't finish the play. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giancarlo Donnarumma having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 39th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekipa Damcia's goalkeeper Giancarlo Donnarumma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sérgio Jacinto scored 1-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Giancarlo Donnarumma in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ekipa Damcia'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. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giancarlo Donnarumma quite easily take care of the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Giancarlo Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 56th minute of play. Sérgio Jacinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sérgio Jacinto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After having played for 62 minutes, Sérgio Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ekipa Damcia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sérgio Jacinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th match minute, Ekipa Damcia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomasz Jarosiewicz to maneuver through the defense. Benedykt Kaszubowski hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Ekipa Damcia's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sérgio Jacinto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Jacinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giancarlo Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giancarlo Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giancarlo Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 84th minute of play. Ekipa Damcia's Giancarlo Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 93rd minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.