Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. Valdir Velloso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Agustín Saelices heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Charles Björkqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Charles Björkqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Charles Björkqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Charles Björkqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 33rd minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Velloso in the 36th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Here Comes the Hammer's Valdir Velloso in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when John Eriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell John Eriksson to make the kick off. Valdir Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valdir Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camilo Gisbert during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Camilo Gisbert got a free kick in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when John Eriksson came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Here Comes the Hammer's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 71 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Here Comes the Hammer's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 74th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Eriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute Here Comes the Hammer were awarded a corner. Emil Paulin went to the cornerflag to take it. Agustín Saelices could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Charles Björkqvist made a huge save. 83 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Charles Björkqvist made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute, Carlinhos Félix made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Charles Björkqvist was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 2-2. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.