Challenge

Ritokylä Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reino Helavuori having to interfere. Auno Kamppuri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced FC PullaPojat's goalkeeper Reino Helavuori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Reino Helavuori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reino Helavuori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Reino Helavuori quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reino Helavuori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Reino Helavuori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 26th minute of play. After 28 played minutes FC PullaPojat got a freekick which was hit by Luan Silva. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reino Helavuori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwin Söderqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Söderqvist in the 39th minute of play. Reino Helavuori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reino Helavuori having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pyry Kuokkanen in the 57th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Reino Helavuori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Reino Helavuori having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Söderqvist in the 65th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC PullaPojat's Reino Helavuori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save FC PullaPojat from getting a goal against them. After 84 minutes FC PullaPojat'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. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 88th minute of play forced FC PullaPojat's goalkeeper Reino Helavuori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pyry Kuokkanen came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the FC PullaPojat 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 Pyry Kuokkanen couldn't finish the play. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FC PullaPojat to leave the ground with a draw.