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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fryderyk Jajecznica started the match with the kick off. Procopio Trespalacios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Procopio Trespalacios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Spartans Lodz's Procopio Trespalacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fryderyk Jajecznica in the 12th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fryderyk Jajecznica in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Procopio Trespalacios. Spartans Lodz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Procopio Trespalacios having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of play forced Spartans Lodz's goalkeeper Procopio Trespalacios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Fryderyk Jajecznica 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. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Fryderyk Jajecznica tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34thth minute of the game Fryderyk Jajecznica who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fryderyk Jajecznica in the 38th minute of play. Procopio Trespalacios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Procopio Trespalacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 42nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fryderyk Jajecznica in the 46th 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. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Spartans Lodz getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Krzysztof Okopny hit a great ball. Witold Pryputnicki kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fryderyk Jajecznica, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fryderyk Jajecznica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fryderyk Jajecznica struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spartans Lodz. After taking down the ball on Spartans Lodz's corner Iwan Ostrowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. After 69 played minutes Spartans Lodz got a freekick which was hit by Witold Pryputnicki. In the 71st minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Procopio Trespalacios was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 74 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Zula Zworski came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Zworski in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zula Zworski went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Spartans Lodz's Radowit Szel was substituted for Herbert Gozdowski. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iwan Ostrowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Radowit Szel charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radowit Szel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Spartans Lodz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radowit Szel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Procopio Trespalacios made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 89th minute. With a little luck, Spartans Lodz's Procopio Trespalacios got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Spartans Lodz throughout the match.