Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valla Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Niklas Isaksson sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antoine Lovera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Antoine Lovera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tor-Ivar Kalland hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Felix Montenegro hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the game, Thor Stabbe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valla Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 30th minute of the match Daniel Zorita sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antoine Lovera skillfully saved the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Antoine Lovera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoine Lovera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play. Antoine Lovera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Niklas Isaksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tor-Ivar Kalland during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Valla Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tor-Ivar Kalland to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciro Fata to make the kick off. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Antoine Lovera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valla Fc made a substitution. Peter Töpfer replaced Ciro Fata. Artemio Esdras hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 60th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoine Lovera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 61st minute. Antoine Lovera was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 0-2. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Antoine Lovera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thor Stabbe was shown his second yellow card after 67 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Thor Stabbe hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Antoine Lovera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 85th minute. Antoine Lovera made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valla Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. After 92 played minutes, Valla Fc's Tor-Ivar Kalland shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Vera 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 Valla Fc reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Antoine Lovera in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador played a much better game than Valla Fc and deserved their victory. The Valla Fc players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.