Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Fata took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Lovera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Fata in the 7th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 13th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Felix Montes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montes in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antoine Lovera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Antoine Lovera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoine Lovera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 22nd minute of play. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 29th minute of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes of play, Ecuador's Luis Andino made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoine Lovera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antoine Lovera came out of the goal in the 41st 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 0-3. In the 44th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Lovera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Lovera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antoine Lovera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Ciro Fata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 51st minute, Kevin Nykvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Antoine Lovera made a huge save. In the 53rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Antoine Lovera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Antoine Lovera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Felix Montenegro in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Antoine Lovera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 68 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Antoine Lovera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antoine Lovera having to interfere. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niklas Isaksson's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antoine Lovera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antoine Lovera. Antoine Lovera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Niklas Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valla Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Niklas Isaksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 87th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 91 minutes into the match, Peter Töpfer 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 Peter Töpfer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Antoine Lovera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.