Challenge

Nyrup Idrætspark
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liam Beard in the 4th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC Østerlars's Liam Beard got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Didrik Faldal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of play. Xurxo Lagala's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Liam Beard hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didrik Faldal having to interfere. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Earl Kjær sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th 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. Didrik Faldal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 31st minute of the match, Earl Kjær 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. AC Østerlars were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Davide Campo took the corner. The corner ended in Liam Beard almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Earl Kjær's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Cristian Sancho's late challenge caught a AC Østerlars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Sancho helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. In the 39th play minute Xurxo Lagala came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Julio Vera. 2-0. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Earl Kjær to make the kick off. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liam Beard, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. Didrik Faldal came out of the goal in the 52nd 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 2-1. Liam Beard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. With a little luck, AC Østerlars's Didrik Faldal got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Didrik Faldal didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 58th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. In the 61stth minute of the game Earl Kjær 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. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The AC Østerlars fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when AC Østerlars's Xurxo Lagala looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 71st play minute Cristian Sancho came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Didrik Faldal. 3-3. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Didrik Faldal however easily saved by the left post. In the 76th minute Thomas Lindrup 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. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. In the 79th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes AC Østerlars got a freekick which was hit by Earl Kjær. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Thomas Lindrup stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Thomas Lindrup tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Liam Beard went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Earl Kjær in the 91st minute of play. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Didrik Faldal having to make a save. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Earl Kjær in the 95th minute of the match.