Challenge

JKT Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bengt Hamberg started the match with the kick off. Daniel Zorita, 2 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 4th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th 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. Malcolm Kruuse breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, JKs Talanger's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bengt Hamberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Malcolm Kruuse didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Felix Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 30th 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 Felix Montenegro couldn't finish the play. A collision led to JKs Talanger getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Niklas Bagge hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Malcolm Kruuse didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play forced JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Malcolm Kruuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Malcolm Kruuse didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. 41 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Malcolm Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Malcolm Kruuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Felix Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Felix Montenegro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Malcolm Kruuse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of the match. In the 60th play minute Cristian Sancho came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Malcolm Kruuse. 0-3. After 64 minutes, Daniel Zorita made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. JKs Talanger's Malcolm Kruuse tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Malcolm Kruuse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of JKs Talanger's Malcolm Kruuse. Malcolm Kruuse was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A nice corner shot did that Agustín Saelices got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Malcolm Kruuse quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. JKs Talanger's Malcolm Kruuse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save JKs Talanger from getting a goal against them. JKs Talanger's attack was well implemented in the 84th minute, but when Ragnar Fribäck was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 86th minute Arne Björklund 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. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malcolm Kruuse having to interfere. Malcolm Kruuse came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. Ecuador played a much better game than JKs Talanger and deserved their victory. The JKs Talanger players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.