Challenge

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Per-Erik Bergfeldt hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Agustín Saelices fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Edgar Grep quite easily take care of the ball. Edgar Grep didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th 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. Edgar Grep breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, Älta BK's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Edgar Grep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Luis Andino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Älta BK's Edgar Grep did a great save. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Luis Andino sped through Älta BK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edgar Grep. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Edgar Grep tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Grep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Oscar Dalkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Grep. Älta BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Edgar Grep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of play. After some careless play in the Älta BK defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edgar Grep. The Älta BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edgar Grep should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

With a little luck, Älta BK's Edgar Grep got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edgar Grep made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Edgar Grep made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Älta BK getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Jim Stephansson hit a great ball. Älta BK made a substitution. Stig-Åke Alström replaced Anders Löv. In the 62nd match minute, Älta BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Stephansson to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Älta BK's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Edgar Grep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Älta BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Edgar Grep tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd 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. Edgar Grep breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edgar Grep made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th 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. Edgar Grep breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 93rd minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper Edgar Grep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edgar Grep narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Älta BK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.