Challenge

Lithuanian amber
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Ortle kicked off to start the match. Lithuanian amber's Damazy Mitus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of play. Damazy Mitus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of the match. After 6 minutes Lithuanian amber'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. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Damazy Mitus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saulius Mikalajūnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Saulius Mikalajūnas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Åke Lindström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lithuanian amber's Damazy Mitus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 21st minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Victor Ortle tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Åke Lindström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Victor Ortle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saulius Mikalajūnas in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th minute of the match Lithuanian amber got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Ortle ran over to the corner to take the kick. 45 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Ortle. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

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. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damazy Mitus having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Damazy Mitus however easily saved by the left post. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. If Victor Ortle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damazy Mitus 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 63rd minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Ortle in the 64th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Saulius Mikalajūnas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lithuanian amber fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Lithuanian amber's Arnas Bacys was substituted for Saulius Mikalajūnas. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Åke Lindström in the 76th minute of the match. When Lithuanian amber's Victor Ortle in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. 79 minutes into the match, Lithuanian amber's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Damazy Mitus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lithuanian amber's Ignas Beresnevičius was substituted for Sanson Villasinda. Lithuanian amber were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victor Ortle took the corner. After 95 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. The Lithuanian amber support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.