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. Miromir Magdziarz started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ábel Szentesi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 5th match minute, Czarne Mamby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartosz Pietrowiak to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Magdziarz in the 7th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Ábel Szentesi made a huge save. 10 minutes into the match, Czarne Mamby's goalkeeper Ábel Szentesi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 11th 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. Bartosz Pietrowiak hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute of the match, Luis Andino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ábel Szentesi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ábel Szentesi having to interfere. Ábel Szentesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of the match. Cyprian Ziombkowski tried in the 21st minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Ábel Szentesi a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-0. A collision led to Czarne Mamby getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Leon Krzynowek hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 37th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 42 minutes into the game, Cyprian Ziombkowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Czarne Mamby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Cyprian Ziombkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ábel Szentesi was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 45th 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. After 47 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 54 minutes into the match, Czarne Mamby's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Ábel Szentesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Leon Krzynowek suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Felix Montenegro's late challenge caught a Czarne Mamby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montenegro helped the player get up and apologised. Czarne Mamby made a substitution. Borys Golota replaced Leon Krzynowek. Felix Montenegro hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Czarne Mamby's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Miromir Magdziarz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of play forced Czarne Mamby's goalkeeper Ábel Szentesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Jedrzej Plech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Ábel Szentesi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ábel Szentesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ábel Szentesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 71st minute of the match. During the 72nd minute of the match Jedrzej Plech completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jedrzej Plech a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Czarne Mamby's goalkeeper Ábel Szentesi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 82nd 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 Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Vaino Üürike sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vaino Üürike in the 92nd minute. Ecuador walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.