Challenge

Devils Playground
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zero Hedge's Åke Jansson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bo-Erik Billberg charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bo-Erik Billberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Bo-Erik Billberg got a free kick in the 4th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's Åke Jansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wiktor Wallander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of play. Cristian Sancho scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wiktor Wallander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 21 played minutes Zero Hedge got a freekick which was hit by Karl Lindström. 23 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Åke Jansson came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wiktor Wallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Karl Lindström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wiktor Wallander came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Luis Andino. But to his dismay, Luis Andino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Zero Hedge's attentive Alexander Johansson managed to snatch the ball when Camilo Gisbert made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of play forced Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Wiktor Wallander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 minutes of play, Zero Hedge's Gottfrid Stenman made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Karl Lindström got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Wiktor Wallander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Wiktor Wallander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Wiktor Wallander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 52nd minute. Zero Hedge's Wiktor Wallander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Zero Hedge from getting a goal against them. Åke Jansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Jansson in the 55th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Siggesson hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When Åke Jansson came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Zero Hedge 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 Åke Jansson couldn't finish the play. In the 67th 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. After some careless play in the Zero Hedge defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wiktor Wallander. The Zero Hedge fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wiktor Wallander should have stopped the shot. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Åke Jansson in the 72nd minute of the match. Åke Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th 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. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Wiktor Wallander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Åke Jansson 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 Åke Jansson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. In the 88thth minute of the game Åke Jansson 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. After 92 minutes of play, Zero Hedge's Åke Jansson made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.