Challenge

Plaskdammen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) FC Pladask's Jan-Kenneth Øglænd started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pladask's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Fowler came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Fowler having to interfere. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 9 minutes, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kristen Sollien hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Douglas Fowler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristen Sollien got free with Julio Vera in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Fowler having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pladask's zone, Felix Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Fowler came out of the goal and Felix Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th 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: 0-2. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Douglas Fowler. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Douglas Fowler. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pladask's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Fowler 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. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pladask's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Fowler came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play forced FC Pladask's goalkeeper Douglas Fowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Felix Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Douglas Fowler made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Alf Eik came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Pladask's Kenneth Stordal got a free kick in the 60th minute. Douglas Fowler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After having played for 66 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pladask's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Fowler came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Douglas Fowler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Douglas Fowler 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 90th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Pladask.