Challenge

Conny Grönlund Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Richarlison de Andrade got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Henley Utd's goalkeeper Edvin Jonsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rasmus Mårtensson kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasmus Mårtensson in the 10th minute of play. Rasmus Mårtensson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Bergsten in the 23rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 28th minute. After 30 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Richarlison de Andrade sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Bergsten in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Bergsten in the 32nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 played minutes Henley Utd got a freekick which was hit by Richard Tunström. In the 43rd minute, Richarlison de Andrade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Henley Utd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Edvin Jonsson was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-1. Edvin Jonsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 63rd minute. Richarlison de Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Joakim Bergsten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th match minute, Henley Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Tunström to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richarlison de Andrade in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Henley Utd's Nicola van Bommel got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Edvin Jonsson made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Bergsten in the 76th minute of the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Henley Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Tunström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joakim Bergsten, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Bergsten came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.