Challenge

Lillan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. When Los Frogos's Christoffer Mårtensson in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Los Frogos's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mattias Jansson came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mattias Jansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mattias Jansson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoffer Mårtensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoffer Mårtensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Jansson having to interfere. In the 15th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Jansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mieszko Lichorobiec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Frogos's Mattias Jansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Los Frogos's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcus Ekblom, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 22nd minute, Mieszko Lichorobiec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Jansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 24th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Los Frogos's Christoffer Mårtensson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 31st minute Christoffer Mårtensson 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. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mattias Jansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mattias Jansson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mattias Jansson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoffer Mårtensson in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Christoffer Mårtensson made the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoffer Mårtensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd 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. Mattias Jansson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Mattias Jansson in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mattias Jansson came out of the goal in the 56th 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 0-3. 60 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Haldun Bilen came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Los Frogos's Marcus Ekblom got a free kick in the 61st minute. Los Frogos's Mattias Jansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Los Frogos from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71stth minute of the game Christoffer Mårtensson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 72nd minute of play forced Los Frogos's goalkeeper Mattias Jansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 74th minute. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Mattias Jansson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 77th minute, Haldun Bilen 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 1-3. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoffer Mårtensson in the 82nd minute of play. Daniel Zorita in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mattias Jansson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Christoffer Mårtensson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoffer Mårtensson in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind.