Challenge

Fnattes arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 4th minute of play forced The Swedish Nightmare's goalkeeper Edgar Åström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Ture Ahlstedt sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Ture Ahlstedt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edgar Åström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 13th minute of play forced The Swedish Nightmare's goalkeeper Edgar Åström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Ture Ahlstedt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ture Ahlstedt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edgar Åström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ture Ahlstedt. After some careless play in the The Swedish Nightmare defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edgar Åström. The The Swedish Nightmare fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edgar Åström should have stopped the shot. A throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game was made by Camilo Gisbert with Luis Andino as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The Swedish Nightmare's Edgar Åström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of play. Hjalmar Backlund took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Camilo Gisbert got a free kick in the 44th minute. Hjalmar Backlund's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Edgar Åström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Ahlstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Beckström during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes The Swedish Nightmare got a freekick which was hit by Victor Beckström. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edgar Åström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Ture Ahlstedt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Ture Ahlstedt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Luis Andino took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Edgar Åström to make any attempt to save it. The Swedish Nightmare made a substitution. Isaac Billock replaced Marcin Zajac. The Swedish Nightmare's Jorginho Meirelles was substituted for Hjalmar Backlund. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Edgar Åström made a huge save. After having played for 79 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, The Swedish Nightmare's Edgar Åström got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Swedish Nightmare's Edgar Åström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save The Swedish Nightmare from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Edgar Åström made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 92nd minute of play forced The Swedish Nightmare's goalkeeper Edgar Åström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.