Challenge

Parilla Colosseum
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Taavi Hulkkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute. It was a well-played corner which Agustín Saelices managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play forced AC Sarsaparilla's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heimo Heliskoski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esa Joenväärä in the 9th minute. 13 minutes into the game, AC Sarsaparilla's Heimo Heliskoski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Taavi Hulkkonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, AC Sarsaparilla's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Taavi Hulkkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC Sarsaparilla's Heimo Heliskoski got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esa Joenväärä in the 28th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Taavi Hulkkonen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heikki Sulonen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of AC Sarsaparilla booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Taavi Hulkkonen in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Taavi Hulkkonen in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heimo Heliskoski in the 53rd minute of the match. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Juha-Pekka Glad. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a defensive mix-up in AC Sarsaparilla's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taavi Hulkkonen 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. 62 minutes into the match, AC Sarsaparilla's Heikki Sulonen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavi Hulkkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Sarsaparilla's Uoti Grönholm was substituted for Joonatan Huttunen. In the 77th minute Heikki Sulonen 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heimo Heliskoski in the 86th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Heikki Sulonen managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Sarsaparilla's supporters rose to their feet, but Heikki Sulonen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heimo Heliskoski in the 94th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute of the match AC Sarsaparilla got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Esa Joenväärä ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on AC Sarsaparilla's corner Esa Joenväärä fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball.