Challenge

La Peluchera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Peluchita Fc's Froilan Tabb got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Kornatowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Peluchita Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Bogdan Kornatowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Peluchita Fc'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 Bogdan Kornatowski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bogdan Kornatowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Arias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Eulalio Abaunza got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 2-0. After having played for 23 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peluchita Fc's Bogdan Kornatowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. Eulalio Abaunza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. In the 35th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bogdan Kornatowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaroslaw Czeszyk during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 39 played minutes Peluchita Fc got a freekick which was hit by Jaroslaw Czeszyk. Daniel Zorita was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 40th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Peluchita Fc's Bogdan Kornatowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 41st minute of play. Froilan Tabb recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Peluchita Fc's Marciano Obeko couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ecuador. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eulalio Abaunza was the one to do the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eulalio Abaunza in the 58th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eulalio Abaunza in the 60th 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. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Eulalio Abaunza sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. 63 minutes into the match, Peluchita Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Bogdan Kornatowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wiktor Pusiak's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wiktor Pusiak helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, Peluchita Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiktor Pusiak to maneuver through the defense. Jaroslaw Czeszyk kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Jaroslaw Czeszyk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 69th minute of play forced Peluchita Fc's goalkeeper Bogdan Kornatowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 73rd minute of play forced Peluchita Fc's goalkeeper Bogdan Kornatowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Eulalio Abaunza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Peluchita Fc's Cosme Sansone was substituted for Eulalio Abaunza. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's Luis Andino got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Sansone in the 89th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 93rd minute Cosme Sansone 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 Peluchita Fc 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.