Challenge

Svartvallen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niklas Helberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. George Isaksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 2nd minute of the match. After 9 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Isaksson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck George Isaksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 19thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Svartvallstjärnens IF's George Isaksson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Svartvallstjärnens IF's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Niklas Helberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd 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. George Isaksson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper George Isaksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but George Isaksson was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute Niklas Helberg 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg George Isaksson saved Svartvallstjärnens IF from getting behind. After 35 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. George Isaksson was left in no man's land by his defense there! George Isaksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. George Isaksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 44th minute of play. The supporters of Svartvallstjärnens IF booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Niklas Helberg got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Luis Andino was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 53rd minute. Ecuador's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Roland Järverup fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Järverup, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Leo Läckberg kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Helberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Isaksson having to make a save. George Isaksson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 68th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Helberg in the 70th minute of play. After 73 minutes, Aron Bergkvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Svartvallstjärnens IF and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Aron Bergkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. George Isaksson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustín Saelices in the 78th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which George Isaksson however easily saved by the left post. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Isaksson having to interfere. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but George Isaksson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper George Isaksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 92nd minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of George Isaksson. The goal made the score 0-3. 95 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but George Isaksson reached the ball before it rolled over 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.