Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) STAL ST WOLA's Michel Batistuta 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. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 9th minute of the match. Roman Matai 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 12th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Matai having to interfere. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Daniel Zorita sped through STAL ST WOLA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roman Matai. STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save STAL ST WOLA from getting a goal against them. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 28th minute of the match. Gu Xiao Kun kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 34th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. An unexpected shot in the 37th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Lech in the 39th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, STAL ST WOLA's Damian Hodas got a free kick in the 45th minute. STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ecuador:s Julio Vera showed great skill when he stopped Artaç Hendekli:s penalty.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Matai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roman Matai in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 64th minute of the match. Roman Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 70th minute, Cristian Sancho 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: 3-0. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michel Batistuta in the 72nd minute. Primitivo Andino hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Lech in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 83rd 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. Michel Batistuta in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ecuador fully deserved thier win.