Challenge

KS MIRA Łódz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes MIRA -ŁÓDZ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Luis Andino made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that MIRA -ŁÓDZ's Mateo Phelipe managed to reach the ball for a save. Mateo Phelipe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Phelipe having to interfere. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mateo Phelipe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play forced MIRA -ŁÓDZ's goalkeeper Mateo Phelipe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, MIRA -ŁÓDZ's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Mateo Phelipe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 28th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Phelipe having to interfere. Boleslaw Zawadzki charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boleslaw Zawadzki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mateo Phelipe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of play. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mateo Phelipe. Mateo Phelipe 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. In the 45th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mateo Phelipe was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cezary Jajecznica made a kick off. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zbyszko Plech's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in MIRA -ŁÓDZ's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateo Phelipe came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Phelipe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zbyszko Plech hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes MIRA -ŁÓDZ got a freekick which was hit by Julian Demario. Zbyszko Plech fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damazy Chazen, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 89 minutes into the match, MIRA -ŁÓDZ's goalkeeper Mateo Phelipe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MIRA -ŁÓDZ.