Challenge

Britannia Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Stoke FF's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niclas Andersson came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stoke FF's Niclas Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 10th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Stoke FF got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Alberg. After a rather tough play, Stoke FF's Olof Rosendahl got a free kick in the 13th minute. Niclas Andersson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agustín Saelices went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Stoke FF's Niclas Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 17th minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Stoke FF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Motta in the 24th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmund Alberg kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niclas Andersson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 32nd 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. Stoke FF's Niclas Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play forced Stoke FF's goalkeeper Niclas Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niclas Andersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 47th minute of the match. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelinho Motta to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Dan Ekerot 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. In the 53rd minute Marcelinho Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Stoke FF's Marcelinho Motta. But to his dismay, Marcelinho Motta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 62nd minute of play forced Stoke FF's goalkeeper Niclas Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. When Gustaf Mikaelsson fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stoke FF's protests and gave Gustaf Mikaelsson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Stoke FF's Gustaf Mikaelsson got a free kick in the 69th minute. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Niclas Andersson in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Niclas Andersson to make any attempt to save it. After 81 played minutes Stoke FF got a freekick which was hit by Mikael Lustig. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Niclas Andersson made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Felix Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. After 86 played minutes Stoke FF got a freekick which was hit by Battal Seyyit Şehzade. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niclas Andersson made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bozkurt Orkun during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Stoke FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bozkurt Orkun to maneuver through the defense. The Stoke FF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.