Challenge

Alakazam Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jairo Malheiro made the kick off and thus started the match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jairo Malheiro's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute Jairo Malheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montes charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Montes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Malheiro in the 15th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Malheiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Jairo Malheiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 25th minute. Evander Zabel 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 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Jairo Malheiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Jairo Malheiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ernst Skog came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Ciudad Tao FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ernst Skog couldn't finish the play.

After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 51st minute. Joakim Vennerlund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. 57 minutes into the match, Ciudad Tao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Evander Zabel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Ciudad Tao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Evander Zabel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciudad Tao FC made a substitution. Osmar Goiano replaced Joel Sandström. The supporters of Ciudad Tao FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Malheiro in the 63rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Miron Zabel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute, Miron Zabel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciudad Tao FC's Oliver Wennerqvist was substituted for Einar Rosin. After a rather tough play, Ciudad Tao FC's Miron Zabel got a free kick in the 74th minute. Osmar Goiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ciudad Tao FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Malheiro in the 94th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmar Goiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.