Challenge

Nasza Arena Zacisze
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zacisze Częstochowa'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. Jurand Cempa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Margiris Nekrošius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 played minutes Zacisze Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Damaso Alonso. In the 15th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miroslaw Gollob saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 20th minute, Gonzalo Firme 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. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Zacisze Częstochowa's goalkeeper Miroslaw Gollob, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zacisze Częstochowa's Miroslaw Gollob played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 25th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Gaston Zárate 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Zárate in the 38th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gaston Zárate's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Damaso Alonso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zacisze Częstochowa's supporters rose to their feet, but Damaso Alonso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miroslaw Gollob saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Zacisze Częstochowa's goalie and right to Agustín Saelices. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Zacisze Częstochowa's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal.

Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maksymilian Drapinski kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Zacisze Częstochowa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksymilian Drapinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Jurand Cempa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 64 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jurand Cempa came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacisze Częstochowa made a substitution. Przemyslaw Maldini replaced Gonzalo Firme. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Camilo Gisbert with Luis Andino as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 68 minutes into the match, Jurand Cempa notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 78 minutes into the match, Zacisze Częstochowa's Jurand Cempa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 79th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. When Dariusz Cerocki fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zacisze Częstochowa's protests and gave Dariusz Cerocki a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Zacisze Częstochowa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! Miroslaw Gollob made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 85th minute. Camilo Gisbert made in the 86th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zacisze Częstochowa's Akif Yetik. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. Cristo Verdu, 90 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Miroslaw Gollob successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 95th play minute Luis Andino came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Miroslaw Gollob. 2-2. 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.