Challenge

Neverland Ranch
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. After 6 played minutes FC Kurdish Warriors got a freekick which was hit by Ingvar Asmundsson. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wictor Hagström having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, FC Kurdish Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Wictor Hagström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Isac Christoffersson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kurdish Warriors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when FC Kurdish Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isac Christoffersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niclas Hjälm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wictor Hagström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Wictor Hagström 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 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wictor Hagström was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Wictor Hagström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustín Saelices struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Wictor Hagström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After some careless play in the FC Kurdish Warriors defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wictor Hagström. The FC Kurdish Warriors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wictor Hagström should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sven-Arne Gustafsson made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Anthon Svanér hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isac Christoffersson was shown his second yellow card after 59 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Wictor Hagström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Wictor Hagström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Niclas Hjälm came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the FC Kurdish Warriors 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 Niclas Hjälm couldn't finish the play. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Wictor Hagström made a huge save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wictor Hagström. That made the score 0-3 after 83 minutes of play. A collision led to FC Kurdish Warriors getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Anthon Svanér hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wictor Hagström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 97th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Wictor Hagström. FC Kurdish Warriors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.