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. In the 3rdth minute of the game Felix Montenegro 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. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Antoine Lovera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 8th minute of play. A collision led to Valla Fc getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Kevin Nykvist hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antoine Lovera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 16 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Antoine Lovera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Felix Montenegro put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Antoine Lovera. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 21st minute of the match. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 23rd minute of the match. After 23 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Tor-Ivar Kalland. Tor-Ivar Kalland kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 25th minute. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 28th minute of play. After 30 minutes, Kevin Nykvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valla Fc and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Valla Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Nykvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antoine Lovera. Valla Fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 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 38th minute of play. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Antoine Lovera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ciro Fata made the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Isaksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Antoine Lovera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 57 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Antoine Lovera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoine Lovera made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Antoine Lovera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Zorita showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 60 minute of play. Tor-Ivar Kalland was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Tor-Ivar Kalland hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antoine Lovera came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 68th minute. With his leg Antoine Lovera managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Ecuador's Felix Montenegro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 73rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Lovera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Töpfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 80th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Antoine Lovera made a huge save. 83 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. The corner led Ecuador's Luis Andino to a score. 0-8 in the 83rd minute. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 89th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal.