Challenge

St James Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aydın Tor in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rasmus Sigman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rasmus Sigman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Newcastle United F.C.'s Rasmus Sigman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yngve Hök during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th minute, Yngve Hök hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Aydın Tor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rasmus Sigman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Aydın Tor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Zlatan Malmberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Rasmus Sigman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joakim Vennerlund got free with Julio Vera in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rasmus Sigman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Newcastle United F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. 40 minutes into the match, Newcastle United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Rasmus Sigman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Zlatan Malmberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Vennerlund came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aydın Tor to make the kick off. Newcastle United F.C.'s Rasmus Sigman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute, Aydın Tor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Newcastle United F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Joakim Vennerlund put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aydın Tor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Rasmus Sigman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aydın Tor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Aydın Tor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 72nd minute, Aydın Tor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Rasmus Sigman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 77th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aydın Tor in the 78th minute of play. Emil Lundberg hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 81stth minute of the game Aydın Tor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Emil Lundberg fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Newcastle United F.C.'s protests and gave Emil Lundberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 82nd minute, Emil Lundberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Vennerlund in the 85th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aydın Tor in the 88th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Zlatan Malmberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Newcastle United F.C. support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.