Challenge

Highbury
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. Dirie FC's attentive Valentin Hård managed to snatch the ball when Primitivo Andino made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casper Asserlind in the 8th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pawel Niedziela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Pawel Niedzielas short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sonny Hedlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of the match. Sonny Hedlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced Dirie FC's goalkeeper Sonny Hedlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dirie FC's Sonny Hedlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute of play. Pawel Niedziela who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pawel Niedziela blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Pawel Niedziela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 28th minute of play forced Dirie FC's goalkeeper Sonny Hedlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Primitivo Andino in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Dirie FC's Esbjörn Dahlqvist. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Primitivo Andino made in the 35th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Felix Montenegro. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sonny Hedlund was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 40th minute of play forced Dirie FC's goalkeeper Sonny Hedlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sonny Hedlund having to interfere. After 47 minutes, Primitivo Andino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Dirie FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 48th minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pawel Niedziela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sonny Hedlund. Sonny Hedlund yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. When Pawel Niedziela came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Dirie FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pawel Niedziela couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute Pawel Niedziela 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. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pawel Niedziela's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Dirie FC's 袁风风 got a free kick in the 65th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pawel Niedziela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Dirie FC'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Dirie FC's Sonny Hedlund managed to reach the ball for a save. Primitivo Andino made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Dirie FC's Dennis Bergstedt. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Dirie FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Casper Asserlind didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Sonny Hedlund in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Dirie FC's Pawel Niedziela in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. When Pawel Niedziela came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Dirie FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pawel Niedziela couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Dirie FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. 袁风风 hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Pawel Niedziela came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Primitivo Andino in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Dirie FC's Lorenz Petris. In the 94thth minute of the game Pawel Niedziela 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Dirie FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Bergstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador played a much better game than Dirie FC and deserved their victory. The Dirie FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.