Challenge

Olympia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Di Röe'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 corner led Ecuador's Agustín Saelices to fire away a dangerous shot which Jens-Ove Åkesson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 5 played minutes Di Röe got a freekick which was hit by Olov Kihlman. In the 6th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ove Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Di Röe's Jens-Ove Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Di Röe's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 12th minute of play forced Di Röe's goalkeeper Jens-Ove Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Ove Åkesson having to interfere. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jens-Ove Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 21st minute of the match. Jens-Ove Åkesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Albin Emander hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Cristian Sancho 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: 0-1. Jens-Ove Åkesson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 33rd minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jens-Ove Åkesson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When Albin Emander fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Di Röe's protests and gave Albin Emander a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th minute, Albin Emander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jens-Ove Åkesson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 44th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Ove Åkesson having to interfere. 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 wind increased when Ragnar Johnsson made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Olov Kihlman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Di Röe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Di Röe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Kihlman didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Albin Emander hit a great ball. Camilo Gisbert's late challenge caught a Di Röe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gisbert helped the player get up and apologised. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ecuador! The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Jens-Ove Åkesson in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 65th minute by Luis Andino got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jens-Ove Åkesson made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Jens-Ove Åkesson 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 72nd minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jens-Ove Åkesson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Luis Andino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jens-Ove Åkesson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jens-Ove Åkesson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 79th match minute, Di Röe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olov Kihlman to maneuver through the defense. Jens-Ove Åkesson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Daniel Zorita. Jens-Ove Åkesson made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 83rd minute. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jens-Ove Åkesson having to make a save. After 88 played minutes Ecuador's Daniel Zorita stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Jens-Ove Åkesson stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Di Röe of the goal. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Jens-Ove Ekberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Di Röe's Jens-Ove Åkesson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save Di Röe from getting a goal against them. The Di Röe fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.