Challenge

JKT Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Malcolm Kruuse was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Ecuador's attack was well implemented in the 5th minute, but when Daniel Zorita was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 5th minute, Daniel Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malcolm Kruuse came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Malcolm Kruuse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play forced JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Malcolm Kruuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to JKs Talanger getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ragnar Fribäck hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Malcolm Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malcolm Kruuse 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 25th minute. Viktor Nilsson kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. JKs Talanger's Malcolm Kruuse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. Malcolm Kruuse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play forced JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Malcolm Kruuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Bengt Hamberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bengt Hamberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bengt Hamberg to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Ragnar Fribäck managed to get in a good position for a shot. JKs Talanger's supporters rose to their feet, but Ragnar Fribäck 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. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Malcolm Kruuse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in JKs Talanger's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Malcolm Kruuse 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. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Malcolm Kruuse. Malcolm Kruuse dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Malcolm Kruuse, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 66 minutes into the game, Ragnar Fribäck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. JKs Talanger's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bengt Hamberg in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 73 played minutes JKs Talanger got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Abrahamsson. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Malcolm Kruuse firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 76th match minute, JKs Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Abrahamsson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Hamberg in the 79th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, JKs Talanger's Niklas Bagge got a free kick in the 82nd minute. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt Hamberg in the 92nd minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than JKs Talanger.