Challenge

Kista Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. Tihomir Yoshev came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play forced Kista FC's goalkeeper Åke Pettersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Pettersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Pettersson having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Åke Pettersson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Åke Pettersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 33 played minutes Kista FC got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Lundblad. Åke Pettersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Celino Riba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Celino Riba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Tihomir Yoshev could shoot a difficult shot in the 45th minute, which Julio Vera however easily saved by the left post. In the 47th 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tihomir Yoshev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Östen Bock hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Ecuador 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Åke Pettersson in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Åke Pettersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Åke Pettersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Kista FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Holmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Montenegro came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Åke Pettersson could save by the left post. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Åke Pettersson 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 74th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th 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. Åke Pettersson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kista FC's Jonatan Jonsson was substituted for Tihomir Yoshev. Kista FC's Åke Pettersson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Kista FC from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Celino Riba came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 81 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wiktor Lange who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Wiktor Lange almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Åke Pettersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Pettersson having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Jonsson in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kista FC.