Challenge

The Muck Pit
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Wahlström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Sven-Oskar Åhman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 14 minutes into the match, Luis Andino notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Hogans Heroes's Emil Wahlström. Emil Wahlström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Emil Wahlström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 21st minute, Tomas Kielstedt 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. When Evert Stephansson fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hogans Heroes's protests and gave Evert Stephansson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute, Evert Stephansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Emil Wahlström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After a defensive mix-up in Hogans Heroes's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emil Wahlström came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Oskar Åhman. Emil Wahlström 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 36th minute. After having played for 42 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Hogans Heroes players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sven-Oskar Åhman to strike the kick off in the second half. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Emil Wahlström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 53 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bright Morningstar in the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bright Morningstar was slow to take the kick. During this time Hogans Heroes's players had a chance to rest. Bright Morningstar made a great header on Hogans Heroes's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. With his leg Emil Wahlström managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, Hogans Heroes's goalkeeper Emil Wahlström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After 74 minutes Hogans Heroes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Emil Wahlström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 88th minute. Bright Morningstar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save.