Challenge

Valla Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Antoine Lovera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 8 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Ecuador's Agustín Saelices fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Antoine Lovera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute of the match Valla Fc got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tor-Ivar Kalland ran over to the corner to take the kick. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of the match. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 21st minute of the match. Niklas Isaksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Artemio Esdras. In the 26th 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. Antoine Lovera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antoine Lovera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Antoine Lovera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Valla Fc defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antoine Lovera. The Valla Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antoine Lovera should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Valla Fc getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ciro Fata hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ciro Fata was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valla Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Antoine Lovera however easily saved by the left post. 65 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Töpfer came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luis Andino made in the 66th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Valla Fc's Kevin Nykvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Isaksson in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tor-Ivar Kalland made a great header on Valla Fc's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Antoine Lovera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 70th minute of play. Cristian Sancho scored 0-3 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antoine Lovera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luis Andino struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Antoine Lovera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After 79 minutes of play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoine Lovera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peter Töpfer hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Antoine Lovera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Montenegro in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 84th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Antoine Lovera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antoine Lovera acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 92nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Daniel Zorita. Valla Fc's Antoine Lovera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 93rd minute of play. Ecuador played a much better game than Valla Fc and deserved their victory. The Valla Fc players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.