Challenge

Øysvoll Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Kenneth Drange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 14th minute of play forced Rock Hard FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Drange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rock Hard 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. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Cristian Sancho advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 16th minute. Rock Hard FC's Kenneth Drange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kenneth Drange made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Hans-Martin Torvund did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 27 minutes into the match. Sigve Ramberg'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 33rd minute of play. Kenneth Drange took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Rock Hard FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rock Hard FC's Hans-Martin Torvund got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans-Martin Torvund in the 41st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Åsmund Sørby hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Hans-Martin Torvund made the kick off in the second half. Kenneth Drange made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Kenneth Drange was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 52 minute of play. Rock Hard FC's Kenneth Drange proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Rock Hard FC from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kenneth Drange. That made the score 1-4 in the 55 minute of play. Felix Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kenneth Drange read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans-Martin Torvund, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. A hard shot 64 in the game by Cristian Sancho from a close distance when the talented Kenneth Drange managed to make a qualified save. Rock Hard FC's players were relieved. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Drange having to interfere. In the 71stth minute of the game Hans-Martin Torvund 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. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Haavik came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Hans-Martin Torvund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 80 minutes into the game, Frank Haavik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Kenneth Drange in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Frank Haavik hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rock Hard FC.