Challenge

Ballodrum stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Odin Saue took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vincent Abubakar's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Odin Saue took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19th 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. In the 23rd 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: 1-1. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from De-la-Cruz Fantasia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play forced Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of De-la-Cruz Fantasia's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Vincent Abubakar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. De-la-Cruz Fantasia was the one to do the kick off. Qin Ke Kun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Vincent Abubakar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Abubakar in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Qin Ke Kun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Qin Ke Kun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Qin Ke Kun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. 71 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Qin Ke Kun came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ballkam Sportsklubb's De-la-Cruz Fantasia in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Ballkam Sportsklubb made a substitution. Qiao Yue replaced Wiliam Xavier. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikki Kassa in the 76th minute of play. When Qin Ke Kun came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Ballkam Sportsklubb 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 Qin Ke Kun couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ballkam Sportsklubb's Nikki Kassa got a free kick in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by De-la-Cruz Fantasia in the 86th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Nikki Kassa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Nikki Kassa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 94 minutes of play, Ballkam Sportsklubb's Nikki Kassa made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Ballkam Sportsklubb were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.