Challenge

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Brendan Leblanc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kingpins's Brendan Leblanc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brendan Leblanc having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Brendan Leblanc. Kingpins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Kingpins were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karl Trulsson took the corner. The corner ended in Karl Trulsson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Rickard Lundgren scored 1-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 23 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Brendan Leblanc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickard Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Rickard Lundgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Kingpins's corner Rickard Lundgren fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Rickard Lundgren did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Trulsson to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 46 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Lundgren came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rickard Lundgren made a kick off. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Lundgren in the 52nd minute of play. Brendan Leblanc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustín Saelices in the 53rd minute. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Brendan Leblanc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 57th 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. In the 61st minute Kingpins were awarded a corner. Karl Trulsson went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 62nd match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henning Strömqvist to maneuver through the defense. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kingpins's Roger Sandström was substituted for Ove Ahlström. Kingpins's Roger Västerstrand was substituted for Guo Ke Peng. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Kingpins's Bo Kruuse. But to his dismay, Bo Kruuse quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Henning Strömqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Bo Kruuse scored 4-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Kruuse in the 89th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Kingpins were awarded a corner. Karl Trulsson went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Karl Trulsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 92 minutes into the match, Bo Kruuse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bo Kruuse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Roger Sandström struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kingpins. The Kingpins support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.