Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with 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 Lucjan Kocieniewski in the 4th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Pachucki, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Marcin Bartelak in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcin Bartelak made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. After 17 minutes Wel Lidzbark'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. Lucjan Kocieniewski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Wojciech Pachucki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 25th minute Wel Lidzbark were awarded a corner. Jeff Bezos went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Wel Lidzbark's corner Wojciech Pachucki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Wel Lidzbark's Marcin Bartelak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Wel Lidzbark from getting a goal against them. Marcin Bartelak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wel Lidzbark's Marcin Bartelak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Wel Lidzbark from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Pachucki, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. If Wojciech Pachucki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wojciech Pachucki in the 40th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Marcin Bartelak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wojciech Pachucki to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Wel Lidzbark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dacian Bejenaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Primitivo Andino made in the 56th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Felix Montenegro however managed to control. 57 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Wojciech Pachucki came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Lucjan Kocieniewski took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Julio Vera to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 67 minutes, Wojciech Pachucki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wel Lidzbark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wojciech Pachucki 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 73rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcin Bartelak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jeff Bezos was slow to take the kick. During this time Wel Lidzbark's players had a chance to rest. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wojciech Pachucki's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. After 89 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcin Bartelak was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Wel Lidzbark booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Wel Lidzbark booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Wel Lidzbark players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ecuador from taking control. The game ends in a draw.