Challenge

COMARCH ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the game Primitivo Andino made a throw-in which Felix Montenegro played forward. In the 5th minute, Oden Vandamme made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oden Vandamme. Oden Vandamme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Bears are Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Korneliusz Tokarczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. A nice corner shot did that Korneliusz Tokarczyk got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Oden Vandamme put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. 29 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Bears are Back getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Bartosz Niemojewski hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jan Faust tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st minute Bears are Back were awarded a corner. Bartosz Niemojewski went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Bartosz Niemojewski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. 43 minutes in the game Primitivo Andino did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Felix Montenegro. In the 44th match minute, Bears are Back was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryszard Cisek to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Bears are Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedykt Andrzejewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oden Vandamme was the one to do the kick off. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oden Vandamme in the 52nd minute of play. Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's goalkeeper Jan Faust had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 67th minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jan Faust. Jan Faust yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. In the 72nd minute Bears are Back were awarded a corner. Bartosz Niemojewski went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Bears are Back's corner Bartosz Niemojewski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Jan Faust showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Jan Faust stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Oden Vandamme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oden Vandamme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Bears are Back's Han Guang Kang was substituted for Oden Vandamme. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Bears are Back were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.