Challenge

Ralles Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Bengt Colin made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ralles Bollklubb's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Kristian Odén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Odén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristian Odén came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Felix Montenegro. But to his dismay, Felix Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 22nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristian Odén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Ralles Bollklubb's Kristian Odén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 30th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Odén. Ralles Bollklubb's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristian Odén having to make a save. After 42 played minutes Ralles Bollklubb got a freekick which was hit by Magne Blomqvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 46th minute of play forced Ralles Bollklubb's goalkeeper Kristian Odén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Ralles Bollklubb's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristian Odén breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Odén having to interfere. Kristian Odén was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 65 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristian Odén saved Ralles Bollklubb from getting behind. In the 72nd minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristian Odén having to interfere. In the 77th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kristian Odén was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 81st minute, Örjan Isaksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 83 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 91 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. If Marcus Wester had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bengt Colin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador played a much better game than Ralles Bollklubb and deserved their victory. The Ralles Bollklubb players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.