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. Wojciech Kluska started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wojciech Kluska in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 7th minute of play forced FC Viper's goalkeeper Ignacy Bierfass to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. FC Viper'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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ignacy Bierfass in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 12th 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. After a rather tough play, FC Viper's Hieronim Imbor got a free kick in the 14th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojciech Kluska in the 16th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Leszek Jandryca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ignacy Bierfass. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Ignacy Bierfass made a huge save. FC Viper's Wojciech Kluska pulled a muscle in his back after 29 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Sebastián Puig during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leszek Jandryca took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Hieronim Imbor fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Viper's protests and gave Hieronim Imbor a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Hieronim Imbor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Ignacy Bierfass in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Viper's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Cristian Sancho managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Ignacy Bierfass showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ignacy Bierfass was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Lucjan Peczkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Healy in the 53rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert. 55 minutes into the match, FC Viper's Leszek Jandryca broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luis Andino in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ignacy Bierfass saved FC Viper from getting behind. 60 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ignacy Bierfass made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After having played for 66 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignacy Bierfass was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. FC Viper's Ignacy Bierfass played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 70th minute of play. Adam Healy hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ignacy Bierfass narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ignacy Bierfass took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ignacy Bierfass made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 80th minute of play. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wasyl Rutkowskis short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Viper's Adam Healy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 3-1 after 93 minutes of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ecuador had played much better football throughout.