Challenge

JKT Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Villiam Lägdin during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th minute, Villiam Lägdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malcolm Kruuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 11th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by JKs Talanger'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that JKs Talanger's Malcolm Kruuse managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Daniel Abrahamsson charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Abrahamsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 22 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Malcolm Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ragnar Fribäck got free with Julio Vera in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Malcolm Kruuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt Hamberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 31 minutes of play JKs Talanger's Daniel Abrahamsson 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. After a rather tough play, JKs Talanger's Daniel Abrahamsson got a free kick in the 31st minute. A collision led to JKs Talanger getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Arne Björklund hit a great ball. Malcolm Kruuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JKs Talanger the free kick. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Felix Montenegro hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ragnar Fribäck was the one to do the kick off. Malcolm Kruuse was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Luis Andino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luis Andino really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Malcolm Kruuse 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 56th minute. With a little luck, JKs Talanger's Malcolm Kruuse got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Malcolm Kruuse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, JKs Talanger's Villiam Lägdin got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 75th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Malcolm Kruuse was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in JKs Talanger's zone, Luis Andino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Malcolm Kruuse came out of the goal and Luis Andino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Malcolm Kruuse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Malcolm Kruuse was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The supporters of JKs Talanger booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Sancho didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than JKs Talanger throughout the match.