Challenge

Lustiga Huset
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Khamzat Chimaev started the match with the kick off. Lukas Drewitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 7th minute of the match. If Elberg Azov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 17 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Big Brainovich. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukas Drewitz having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elberg Azov in the 22nd minute of play. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by The Heren Istarion's Elberg Azov. But to his dismay, Elberg Azov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Lukas Drewitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match, Elberg Azov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elberg Azov in the 35th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Cristian Sancho 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: 1-2. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukas Drewitz having to interfere. In the 53rd match minute, The Heren Istarion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Iraido to maneuver through the defense. After 54 played minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lukas Drewitz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ecuador reached it. 55 minutes into the match, The Heren Istarion's goalkeeper Lukas Drewitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. The throw-in from Felix Montenegro in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by The Heren Istarion's Ahmet Göktuğ Zekeriya. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Lukas Drewitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 66 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christopher Öberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Christopher Öberg came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lukas Drewitz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christopher Öberg in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 73 minutes, Christopher Öberg made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christopher Öberg in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Öberg in the 78th minute of play. The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save The Heren Istarion from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Öberg in the 82nd minute of play. After 83 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Nicanor Iraido. The audience was convinced that Christopher Öberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Sven-Åke Samuelsson. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 96th minute. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing The Heren Istarion to leave the ground with a draw.