Challenge

Hrazdan
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Pär Löfdahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Martin Olsman managed to get in a good position for a shot. AZAT MARD FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Olsman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pär Löfdahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of play. AZAT MARD FC's Pär Löfdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of play. In the 20th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pär Löfdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, AZAT MARD FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Pär Löfdahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pär Löfdahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by AZAT MARD FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Pär Löfdahl 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 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Olsman came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Pär Löfdahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AZAT MARD FC's goalkeeper Pär Löfdahl, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pär Löfdahl came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Jon Waller sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Jon Waller got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 40th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pär Löfdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Waller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Martin Olsman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pär Löfdahl having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pär Löfdahl having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 52nd minute of play forced AZAT MARD FC's goalkeeper Pär Löfdahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Jon Waller ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. AZAT MARD FC made a substitution. Josef Vennerström replaced Karl-Erik Hellsing. 65 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Pär Löfdahl was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AZAT MARD FC made a substitution. Sebastian Åkerman replaced Jon Waller. AZAT MARD FC made a substitution. Stellan Åhlberg replaced Börje Vesterberg. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Pär Löfdahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Pär Löfdahl made a huge save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Olsman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AZAT MARD FC were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martin Olsman took the corner. After taking down the ball on AZAT MARD FC's corner Martin Olsman fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Josef Vennerström came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Ståhlberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Elias Ståhlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cristian Sancho fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Cristian Sancho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Cristian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Josef Vennerström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AZAT MARD FC.