Challenge

AA Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Anoush Khalatbari who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 2ndth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anoush Khalatbari in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gabriel Rossi's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Rossi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, American Airlines's Gabriel Rossi got a free kick in the 13th minute. After having played for 17 minutes, Edwin 雷震南 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. American Airlines's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edwin 雷震南 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bennvar Nobel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30thth minute of the game Anoush Khalatbari who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Anoush Khalatbari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arvin Hökkvist having to interfere. In the 43rd minute of the match, Bennvar Nobel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

American Airlines made a substitution. Carlo Trujillo replaced Gabriel Rossi. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arvin Hökkvist 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 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. In the 57th minute, Anoush Khalatbari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Bennvar Nobel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when American Airlines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jed Jewell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arvin Hökkvist came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 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 75th minute. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arvin Hökkvist quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 78th minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arvin Hökkvist. The goal made the score 1-3. Arvin Hökkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 84th minute of the match. Jonah Ryan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonah Ryan, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute American Airlines were awarded a corner. Darnell Metcalf went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 96th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. American Airlines's Anoush Khalatbari got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.