Challenge

Stadion Henrykowo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andoni Zubizarreta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th minute of the match, Honorio Gomesano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play forced M-WKP Kombornia's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadeusz Markowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Juan Sebastián Puig's late challenge caught a M-WKP Kombornia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Sebastián Puig helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andoni Zubizarreta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugeniusz Bakes in the 19th minute of the match. M-WKP Kombornia were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Honorio Gomesano took the corner. Honorio Gomesano made a great header on M-WKP Kombornia's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Markowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yu Hong Liang in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. In the 35th 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. Yu Hong Liang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eugeniusz Bakes made a kick off. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugeniusz Bakes, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Yu Hong Liang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugeniusz Bakes in the 63rd minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Markowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho 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. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Andoni Zubizarreta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tadeusz Markowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Gomesano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. M-WKP Kombornia's Andoni Zubizarreta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save M-WKP Kombornia from getting a goal against them. After 85 minutes M-WKP Kombornia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Ecuador's Agustín Saelices getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Agustín Saelices 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: 0-4. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 89th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Andoni Zubizarreta could save by the left post. Ecuador played a much better game than M-WKP Kombornia and deserved their victory. The M-WKP Kombornia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.