Challenge

Slawa Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. In the 3rd minute Zygmunt Sikola 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 Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Geofredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Halyczyna FK'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. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Igor Geofredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Ramone got free with Julio Vera in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eustaquio Berenguer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of play forced Halyczyna FK's goalkeeper Igor Geofredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Geofredo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luis Andino took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Geofredo. Igor Geofredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Federico Ramone was the one to do the kick off. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Igor Geofredo. That made the score 0-4 in the 58 minute of play. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Igor Geofredo quite easily take care of the ball. In the 68th minute Federico Ramone 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. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Igor Geofredo made a huge save. Igor Geofredo was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Halyczyna FK made a substitution. Inocencio Osorio replaced Francisco Paskal. Halyczyna FK made a substitution. Kerkyon Pantelakos replaced Federico Ramone. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Igor Geofredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 82nd minute, Kerkyon Pantelakos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Halyczyna FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Igor Geofredo in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Geofredo having to interfere. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Halyczyna FK's Kerkyon Pantelakos. But to his dismay, Kerkyon Pantelakos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. Pedro Baumer kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.