Challenge

Ballodrum stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when De-la-Cruz Fantasia kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ballkam Sportsklubb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. De-la-Cruz Fantasia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Birk Aukland managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballkam Sportsklubb's supporters rose to their feet, but Birk Aukland was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Juan Sebastián Puig to score against Odin Saue in Ballkam Sportsklubb's goal. 0-1 after 18 minutes. Vincent Abubakar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Qin Ke Kun hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. De-la-Cruz Fantasia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 31st minute of play forced Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qin Ke Kun in the 34th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qin Ke Kun charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qin Ke Kun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Qin Ke Kun hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 42 played minutes Ballkam Sportsklubb got a freekick which was hit by Vincent Abubakar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match Ballkam Sportsklubb got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Liu Ying Qing ran over to the corner to take the kick. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Abubakar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Liu Ying Qing was slow to take the kick. During this time Ballkam Sportsklubb's players had a chance to rest. De-la-Cruz Fantasia hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar in the 68th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Abubakar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by De-la-Cruz Fantasia in the 75th minute of play. Qin Ke Kun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Qiao Yue was substituted for Wiliam Xavier. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 86 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikki Kassa in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikki Kassa in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ballkam Sportsklubb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ersin Günyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.