Challenge

Autolycus Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pablo Viator took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, FC Autolycus's Pablo Viator sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute of the match FC Autolycus 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. Herbert Kaznocha ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jacek Krzynowek kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fryderyk Budzynski having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fryderyk Budzynski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Herbert Kaznocha was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Autolycus's players had a chance to rest. FC Autolycus's Herbert Kaznocha 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. FC Autolycus's Fryderyk Budzynski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fryderyk Budzynski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Autolycus defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fryderyk Budzynski. The FC Autolycus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fryderyk Budzynski should have stopped the shot. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Autolycus's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Felix Montenegro heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play forced FC Autolycus's goalkeeper Fryderyk Budzynski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FC Autolycus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. In the 51st match minute, FC Autolycus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacek Krzynowek to maneuver through the defense. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. FC Autolycus's Fryderyk Budzynski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 62nd minute of play. Felix Montenegro made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that FC Autolycus's Fryderyk Budzynski managed to reach the ball for a save. Fryderyk Budzynski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 64th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Agustín Saelices put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Fryderyk Budzynski. Pablo Viator received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the game, FC Autolycus's Pablo Viator nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fryderyk Budzynski having to interfere. After 87 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Viator, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Pablo Viator took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.