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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ekipa Damcia's Sérgio Jacinto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sérgio Jacinto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Dropinski was slow to take the kick. During this time Ekipa Damcia's players had a chance to rest. Ekipa Damcia's Jedrzej Majorski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 6th minute Ekipa Damcia were awarded a corner. Dawid Dropinski went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Jedrzej Majorski to score against Julio Vera in Ecuador's goal. 1-0 after 7 minutes. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Ekipa Damcia's Sérgio Jacinto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 15th 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. Sérgio Jacinto'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 18th minute of play. Ekipa Damcia were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Dropinski took the corner. Ekipa Damcia's Tomasz Jarosiewicz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tomasz Jarosiewicz in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Tomasz Jarosiewicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Tomasz Jarosiewicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sérgio Jacinto in the 23rd minute of play. Ekipa Damcia were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Dropinski took the corner. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Giancarlo Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sérgio Jacinto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 35th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Ekipa Damcia's Sérgio Jacinto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 2-1 after 39 minutes of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Jacinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 51st minute Sérgio Jacinto 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. Sérgio Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Ekipa Damcia's goalkeeper Giancarlo Donnarumma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After a rather tough play, Ekipa Damcia's Maciej Klewinski got a free kick in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giancarlo Donnarumma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giancarlo Donnarumma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, one of Ekipa Damcia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ekipa Damcia. A collision led to Ekipa Damcia getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Benedykt Kaszubowski hit a great ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ekipa Damcia's Giancarlo Donnarumma did a great save. In the 96th minute, Sérgio Jacinto made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2.