Challenge

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Black Cold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Black Cold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anti Alla hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Gösta Andreasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorden Blomme was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ninjas FK's Jorden Blomme got a free kick in the 12th minute. Gösta Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of the match. Stor Stad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Ninjas FK's Gösta Andreasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play. In the 21st minute, Anti Alla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gösta Andreasson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Arne Löfgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Arne Löfgren 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 Felix Montenegro could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Gösta Andreasson however easily saved by the left post. Luis Andino made in the 56th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cristian Sancho immediately put the ball in play. 59 minutes into the match, Arne Löfgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Löfgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 63 minutes in the game Camilo Gisbert did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luis Andino. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gösta Andreasson having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's Stor Stad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Ninjas FK's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gösta Andreasson 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. 85 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gösta Andreasson, 1-2. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Sancho could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Gösta Andreasson however easily saved by the left post. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ninjas FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest.