Challenge

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Black Cold started the match with the kick off. Arne Löfgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorden Blomme hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rickard Algren was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of play forced Ninjas FK's goalkeeper Rickard Algren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Rickard Algren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Min Peng charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Min Peng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ninjas FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Min Peng didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rickard Algren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ecuador's Felix Montenegro in 33 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Rickard Algren guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 34 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rickard Algren. Ninjas FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ninjas FK's Rickard Algren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play. Black Cold hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Rickard Algren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Rickard Algren made a huge save. After having played for 58 minutes, Black Cold managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ninjas FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Black Cold was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Ninjas FK getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Jorden Blomme hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Rickard Algren successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rickard Algren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 73 minutes of play, Ninjas FK's Black Cold made it 1-1 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! In the 80thth minute of the game Black Cold 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. When Jorden Blomme fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ninjas FK's protests and gave Jorden Blomme a yellow card for diving instead. Jorden Blomme hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.