Challenge

Arsenal FC
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgar Palmquist took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Arsenal CF's Eloy Ferrando got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Amir Sianturi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Amir Sianturi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Geovânio Munhoz fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal CF's protests and gave Geovânio Munhoz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Arsenal CF's Geovânio Munhoz got a free kick in the 25th minute. When Edgar Palmquist came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Arsenal CF 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 Edgar Palmquist couldn't finish the play. Arsenal CF's Amir Sianturi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play. Amir Sianturi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 38 minutes, Gabriel Damm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Damm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th minute, Ecuador's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Eloy Ferrando fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Palmquist in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Ecuador were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Arsenal CF's Amir Sianturi did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Amir Sianturi in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Ferrando in the 59th minute of play. Amir Sianturi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 62nd minute. Geovânio Munhoz was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The goalkeeper, Amir Sianturi, was totally fooled by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita, who 67 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Ferrando in the 71st minute of play. In the 71st minute, Eloy Ferrando left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. A collision led to Arsenal CF getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Greger Bergqvist hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Arsenal CF defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amir Sianturi. The Arsenal CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amir Sianturi should have stopped the shot. In the 85th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. After 87 played minutes Arsenal CF got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Damm. After 90 played minutes Arsenal CF got a freekick which was hit by Joacim Nordlund. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Amir Sianturi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. Edgar Palmquist hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Ecuador played a much better game than Arsenal CF and deserved their victory. The Arsenal CF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.