Challenge

Field Mill
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 4th minute of play forced Mansfield Town FC's goalkeeper Hampus Gallberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Sandell's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 10th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hampus Gallberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of play forced Mansfield Town FC's goalkeeper Hampus Gallberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hampus Gallberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tor Olofsson in the 28th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd match minute, Mansfield Town FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Bern to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

52 minutes into the game, Andreas Sandell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mansfield Town FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Mansfield Town FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Sandell didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Andreas Sandell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Mansfield Town FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tor Olofsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Hampus Gallberg in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Mansfield Town FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Andreas Sandell hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Maximilian Seger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mansfield Town FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Maximilian Seger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85thth minute of the game Frans Blixt 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. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Hampus Gallberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Mansfield Town FC had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.