Challenge

Björkö Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Ecuador's Agustín Saelices looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mariusz Zdeb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 7th minute of play. Björkö BK's Mariusz Zdeb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mariusz Zdeb saved Björkö BK from getting behind. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariusz Zdeb having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Björkö BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakub Kornecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Björkö BK defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariusz Zdeb. The Björkö BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariusz Zdeb should have stopped the shot. Mariusz Zdeb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mariusz Zdeb prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute, Rutger Jelm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Mariusz Zdeb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Cristian Sancho made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Björkö BK's Mariusz Zdeb managed to reach the ball for a save. After 32 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mariusz Zdeb was left in no man's land by his defense there! Primitivo Andino made in the 34th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Felix Montenegro. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariusz Zdeb having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Sundling during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Henry Sundling hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Mariusz Zdeb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Strömqvist in the 46th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Elias Strömqvist recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Julio Vera. Elias Strömqvist showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timmy Friberger to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Björkö BK's goalkeeper Mariusz Zdeb, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariusz Zdeb made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Luis Andino in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Björkö BK's Jakub Kornecki. In the 63rd match minute, Björkö BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timmy Friberger to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Felix Montes had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 67 minutes, Timmy Friberger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Björkö BK and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ecuador made a substitution. Max Alvarado replaced Felix Montes. In the 69th match minute, Björkö BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timmy Friberger to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Luis Andino in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Björkö BK's Elias Strömqvist. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mariusz Zdeb breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Björkö BK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Timmy Friberger in the 79th minute. The corner ended in Timmy Friberger almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. After 88 played minutes Björkö BK got a freekick which was hit by Henry Sundling. 90 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goalkeeper Mariusz Zdeb had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. The crowd rose to their feet as Felix Montenegro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mariusz Zdeb. That made the score 1-6 in the 90 minute of play. Juan Sebastián Puig struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Mariusz Zdeb didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Björkö BK throughout the match.