Challenge

Xtra Advantage
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ludwig Fransson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ludwig Fransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Team Xtra personell's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ludwig Fransson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 11th 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: 0-1. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niclas Blom in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Team Xtra personell's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ludwig Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 17th minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Ludwig Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig Fransson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Team Xtra personell'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. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Team Xtra personell! In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Ecuador. Daniel Zorita stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ludwig Fransson. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Ludwig Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ecuador's Agustín Saelices in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Team Xtra personell's goalie prevented a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Luis Andino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ludwig Fransson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Luis Andino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ludwig Fransson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ludwig Fransson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Team Xtra personell'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. After 39 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. Cristian Sancho scored 1-4 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ludwig Fransson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Team Xtra personell booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Nils Eklund sent off a good shot on target. 50 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Karl-Oskar Odman was slow to take the kick. During this time Team Xtra personell's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Karl-Oskar Odman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. The Team Xtra personell players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nils Eklund to make the kick off. With a little luck, Team Xtra personell's Ludwig Fransson got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita scored 1-5 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ludwig Fransson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 62nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig Fransson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ludwig Fransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 64th minute of play. Niclas Blom struck a weak shot in the 65th 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 Team Xtra personell. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Eklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Nils Eklund notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ludwig Fransson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Cristian Sancho put it in 2-6 from a short distance just to the right of Ludwig Fransson. In the 80th match minute, Team Xtra personell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Ekström to maneuver through the defense. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Ludwig Fransson 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 85th minute, Cristian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ludwig Fransson. The goal made the score 2-7. 90 minutes into the match, Team Xtra personell's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Ludwig Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Jim Kling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Team Xtra personell throughout the match.