Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Proca started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Proca came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zbigniew Laba was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbigniew Laba having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Zbigniew Laba in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Zbigniew Laba in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Proca, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Proca in the 22nd minute of play. White Star Troopers were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Szymon Labus took the corner. White Star Troopers's Szymon Labus 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. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Proca, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 28th minute of play forced White Star Troopers's goalkeeper Zbigniew Laba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after White Star Troopers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Felix Montes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zbigniew Laba could save by the left post. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Proca in the 41st minute of the match. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfredo León got free with Julio Vera in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zbigniew Laba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Wilfredo León's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zbigniew Laba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind White Star Troopers's goalkeeper Zbigniew Laba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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 64th minute. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but White Star Troopers's Zbigniew Laba did a great save. 66 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zbigniew Laba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. A hard shot 69 in the game by Wilfredo León from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Labus in the 77th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Labus in the 77th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. White Star Troopers's Bartlomiej Ludwiczak was substituted for Ludomil Zaremba. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montes getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfredo León got free with Julio Vera in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adam Proca. Szymon Labus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. White Star Troopers made a substitution. Jerzy Jastrowicz replaced Adam Proca. The supporters of White Star Troopers booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.