Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Klement Brzonkala made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. 0-1 became the score in the 4th minute when Stano Stanov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 19 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Klement Brzonkala made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Yelonki's Stano Stanov. But to his dismay, Stano Stanov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After a rather tough play, Yelonki's Arkadiusz Motyl got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Klement Brzonkala made a huge save. After 38 played minutes Yelonki got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Karanewski. Felix Montenegro hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakub Bobrowski in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Jakub Bobrowski made the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakub Bobrowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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. If Stano Stanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 78th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Klement Brzonkala. Yelonki's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Alfred Jajko sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ecuador's Julio Vera didn't even have to move. After 90 played minutes Yelonki got a freekick which was hit by Stano Stanov. Klement Brzonkala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 94th minute of the match. 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.