Challenge

Jerry Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Czeslaw Tipinski got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Igor Siekierski. Brow Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 10 played minutes Brow Team got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Kostrzewa. In the 11th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Brow Team's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Igor Siekierski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced Brow Team's goalkeeper Igor Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Czeslaw Tipinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Siekierski. Igor Siekierski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Kryspin Owsiak 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. Brow Team's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Norbert Kostrzewa in the 36th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Igor Siekierski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brow Team's Czeslaw Tipinski got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Herbert Witwicki hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The supporters of Brow Team booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

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. Brow Team's Igor Siekierski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Brow Team from getting a goal against them. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Tipinski in the 57th minute of play. If Czeslaw Tipinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Brow Team's Igor Siekierski got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes in the game, Cristian Sancho fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Igor Siekierski having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustín Saelices got free with Igor Siekierski in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Franciszek Modliszewski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Czeslaw Tipinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Montenegro came free with the goalkeeper in the 84th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Igor Siekierski could save by the left post. In the 86th minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mariusz Mroczynski'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. Mariusz Mroczynski helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes Brow Team got a freekick which was hit by Mariusz Mroczynski. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.