Challenge

Gnaget Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ermegildo Indartsu kicked off to start the match. In the 4th 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: 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Gnaget leker's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ture Viberg came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aurelio Duarte struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gnaget leker. 15 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ture Viberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 19th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ture Viberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Randolph Pearman in the 22nd minute of play. Gnaget leker's Oskar Petersson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 31st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Gnaget leker'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 went over the outstretched arms of Gnaget leker's goalie and right to Felix Montenegro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Gnaget leker's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Ture Viberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rommel Molotov kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ture Viberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. If Randolph Pearman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rommel Molotov during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rommel Molotov kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ture Viberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th 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. Ture Viberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ture Viberg. That made the score 0-4 after 56 minutes of play. Ture Viberg made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ture Viberg firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 62nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Gnaget leker'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. In the 68th minute Ermegildo Indartsu 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. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ture Viberg was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Ture Viberg in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Randolph Pearman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. With a little luck, Gnaget leker's Ture Viberg got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Ture Viberg however easily saved by the left post. Ture Viberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 89th minute. Ecuador played a much better game than Gnaget leker and deserved their victory. The Gnaget leker players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.