Challenge

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita 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. In the 5th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Edgar Grep. Älta BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Edgar Grep 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 15th minute. Edgar Grep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per-Erik Bergfeldt in the 19th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Per-Erik Bergfeldt 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper Edgar Grep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Edgar Grep tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Älta BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edgar Grep quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Grep having to interfere. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Grep having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgar Grep was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 42nd minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Edgar Grep skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Edgar Grep tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Älta BK's Nils-Emil Engman was substituted for Lars-Erik Brogren. Älta BK's Stig-Åke Alström was substituted for Anders Löv. Älta BK's Ralf Sillén was substituted for Joel Danielsson. After 66 minutes, Oscar Dalkvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Älta BK and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, one of Älta BK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Älta BK. After 66 minutes Älta BK's goalkeeper Edgar Grep managed, with a little bit of luck, save Daniel Zorita's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 66th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Sebastián Puig during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per-Erik Bergfeldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Edgar Grep in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Edgar Grep made a huge save. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho 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. After a defensive mix-up in Älta BK's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgar Grep came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute, Älta BK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.