Challenge

The Reds Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Agustín Saelices scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radowit Lech, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to FC Rudzianka Szczecin getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Cyryl Rutecki hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Radowit Lech didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 14thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Radowit Lech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Pysz in the 16th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cyryl Pysz who took care of the corner kick. In the 17th match minute, FC Rudzianka Szczecin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugeniusz Siekierski to maneuver through the defense. When Igor Orling fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Rudzianka Szczecin's protests and gave Igor Orling a yellow card for diving instead. Igor Orling kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalkeeper Radowit Lech, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play forced FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalkeeper Radowit Lech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Kacper Prusek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radowit Lech saved FC Rudzianka Szczecin from getting behind. Radowit Lech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of FC Rudzianka Szczecin booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Herbert Zawacki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Cyryl Pysz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Radowit Lech. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. Felix Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cyryl Pysz to make the kick off. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Mariusz Niziolek got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Radowit Lech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Radowit Lech made a huge save. After some careless play in the FC Rudzianka Szczecin defense, Felix Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Radowit Lech. The FC Rudzianka Szczecin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Radowit Lech should have stopped the shot. Radowit Lech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalkeeper Radowit Lech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Cyryl Rutecki hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Radowit Lech didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Radowit Lech didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cyryl Pysz went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 77 minutes into the match, FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalkeeper Radowit Lech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Radowit Lech. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Radowit Lech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Radowit Lech. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. A collision led to FC Rudzianka Szczecin getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Cyryl Rutecki hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 93 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radowit Lech was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ecuador played a much better game than FC Rudzianka Szczecin and deserved their victory. The FC Rudzianka Szczecin players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.