Challenge

Ragnarok stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel Lagarejos started the match with the kick off. Xorxe Duran 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 3rd minute. 3 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Xorxe Duran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xorxe Duran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Agustín Saelices put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Xorxe Duran. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xorxe Duran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valhalla F.C.'s Xorxe Duran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 0-3. Valhalla F.C.'s Xorxe Duran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lesardo Galve during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Valhalla F.C.'s Lesardo Galve got a free kick in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 31st minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Xorxe Duran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 34 minutes of play Valhalla F.C.'s Lesardo Galve was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Valhalla F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lesardo Galve didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute of the match Xabel Candelo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Xorxe Duran 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 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Xorxe Duran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xorxe Duran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 58th minute. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Xorxe Duran made a huge save. Xabel Candelo kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. With a little luck, Valhalla F.C.'s Xorxe Duran got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Xorxe Duran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Marcelo Penilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xorxe Duran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Cristian Sancho has a good long shot, which he once again showed in the 76th minute of the match. Unfortunately the ball hit the outside of the left post. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Xorxe Duran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Valhalla F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.