Challenge

Hvam Idrætspark
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. 1-0 became the score in the 4th minute when Stephan Isager elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Naci Sezen hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristen Krasmer having to make a save. In the 14th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. Hvam FC's Ataol Toprak got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Guimarães in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Ataol Toprak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Larsson during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michel Larsson kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Hvam FC'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. The corner led to Ecuador's Luis Andino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, Felix Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristen Krasmer. Hvam FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 40th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ataol Toprak in the 43rd minute of the match. After 46 played minutes Hvam FC got a freekick which was hit by Stuparu Chyba. In the 47th minute of the match Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kristen Krasmer skillfully saved the ball.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephan Isager in the 52nd 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 Bruno Guimarães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 minutes, Tang Kang Xi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hvam FC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Hvam FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tang Kang Xi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Hvam FC's Kristen Krasmer got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 66 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of play forced Hvam FC's goalkeeper Kristen Krasmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Cristian Sancho 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: 1-2. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ecuador 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Hvam FC's Ataol Toprak got a free kick in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 88th minute of play forced Hvam FC's goalkeeper Kristen Krasmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. In the 93rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristen Krasmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.