Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gröne Jägarens BK's Plácido Conde started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 11 minutes, Isaac Dahlman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gröne Jägarens BK and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isaac Dahlman hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Eriksson having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Plácido Conde in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Isaac Dahlman got his second yellow card in the match during the 22nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Gröne Jägarens BK's Isaac Dahlman got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karl-Magnus Eriksson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Gröne Jägarens BK's Karl-Magnus Eriksson got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Gröne Jägarens BK's Karl-Magnus Eriksson got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 31 minutes Gröne Jägarens BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Felix Montenegro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Plácido Conde in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Plácido Conde came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute, Niclas Ugla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Mattias Skytt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 44th minute Plácido Conde 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. 45 minutes into the game, Agustín Saelices was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gröne Jägarens BK the free kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Karl-Magnus Eriksson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Karl-Magnus Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Magnus Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 58th minute of play forced Gröne Jägarens BK's goalkeeper Karl-Magnus Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sven-Åke Vestberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Gröne Jägarens BK'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. In the 67th match minute, Gröne Jägarens BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Åke Vestberg to maneuver through the defense. After 68 played minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Karl-Magnus Eriksson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ecuador reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mattias Skytt during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 72 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Karl-Magnus Eriksson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Karl-Magnus Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Karl-Magnus Eriksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Karl-Magnus Eriksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Plácido Conde came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Eriksson having to interfere.