Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafal Rudnyak got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafal Rudnyak in the 2nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute of the match Brygada RR got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bernard Kornaszewski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Herbert Wojtkiewicz succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 11 minutes into the match, Brygada RR's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Walery Dresik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brygada RR's Walery Dresik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Rafal Rudnyak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Herbert Wojtkiewicz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 23rd minute. Brygada RR's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 23 minutes, Tymoteusz Witek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brygada RR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tymoteusz Witek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Brygada RR's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Walery Dresik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brygada RR's Walery Dresik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 30th minute of play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafal Rudnyak in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Brygada RR's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Walery Dresik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Cristian Sancho advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-1 in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play forced Brygada RR's goalkeeper Walery Dresik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafal Rudnyak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Brygada RR's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 54thth minute of the game Rafal Rudnyak 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. Brygada RR's Walery Dresik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 57th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wasyl Flis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wasyl Flis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute of the match Bernard Kornaszewski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Walery Dresik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 67 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Herbert Wojtkiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Wasyl Flis came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Felix Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 1-2. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 84 minutes Brygada RR'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. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walery Dresik having to interfere. In the 89th 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. After 95 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ecuador had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.