Challenge

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jakob Palmkvist. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Olofsson having to interfere. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joacim Andersson in the 12th minute. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joacim Andersson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Jonas Hellqvist got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 2-0. Mattias Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of the match. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 23rd minute of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Jonas Hellqvist sent off a good shot on target. Mattias Olofsson 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 were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after StraX Xenon FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Mattias Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Joacim Andersson managed to get in a good position for a shot. StraX Xenon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joacim Andersson 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. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Mattias Olofsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mattias Olofsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ragnar Runeberg fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored StraX Xenon FC's protests and gave Ragnar Runeberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute, Ragnar Runeberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 44th minute of the match. Joacim Anderssons short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 47th minute of play forced StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Mattias Olofsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Palmkvist in the 54th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jakob Palmkvist came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over 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 Jakob Palmkvist in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, StraX Xenon FC's Ragnar Runeberg got a free kick in the 57th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Hellqvist in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Jonas Hellqvist 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. The attack was good, but when Jonas Hellqvist in the 62nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 65th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mattias Olofsson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. StraX Xenon FC made a substitution. Christer Zachrisson replaced Villiam Johnsson. In the 68th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mattias Olofsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 71st minute, Torbjörn Brummer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The StraX Xenon FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when StraX Xenon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rikard Arhenius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. StraX Xenon FC'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 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. StraX Xenon FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.