Challenge

Tykhela Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fredrik Nordström. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tykhela FC's goalkeeper Alo Kalenik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alo Kalenik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alo Kalenik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Alo Kalenik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 31st 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: 0-4. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Alo Kalenik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maarek Vananurm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Maarek Vananurm tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fredrik Nordström made a kick off. 59 minutes into the match, Fredrik Nordström notched a goal, 1-4, 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. Ercole Suriani hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Maarek Vananurm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Maarek Vananurm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tykhela FC's Mattias Rajavee was substituted for Andrzej Rusin. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Nordström in the 71st minute of play. Tykhela FC were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dorian Lopes took the corner. The corner ended in Dorian Lopes almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Alo Kalenik made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Felix Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tykhela FC's Alo Kalenik proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Tykhela FC from getting a goal against them. 83 minutes into the match, Maarek Vananurm had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maarek Vananurm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Nordström in the 88th minute of play. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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. Ecuador played a much better game than Tykhela FC and deserved their victory. The Tykhela FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.