Challenge

Kings Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) No Limit FC's Elvio Blanco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Blanco in the 6th minute of play. Johan Wall came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Nick Stark fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of No Limit FC's Johan Wall. Johan Wall was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Urtzi Terme in the 20th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtzi Terme in the 22nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nick Stark got free with Julio Vera in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to No Limit FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Thomas Håkansson hit a great ball. No Limit FC's Johan Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Blanco in the 27th minute of the match. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nick Stark in the 33rd minute. Nick Stark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of play forced No Limit FC's goalkeeper Johan Wall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 40 minutes, Thomas Håkansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. No Limit FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Håkansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Blanco in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes No Limit FC got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Aksenyushkin. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Stark in the 54th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Urtzi Terme came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Håkansson in the 62nd minute of the match. Johan Wall 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 63rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johan Wall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 65 minutes into the match, No Limit FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Johan Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acho Bumbarov in the 71st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Vacker hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute Elvio Blanco 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. With a little luck, No Limit FC's Johan Wall got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Johan Wall was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Cristian Sancho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Sancho really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After 81 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Håkansson in the 82nd minute of play. With a little luck, No Limit FC's Johan Wall got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. When Nick Stark came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the No Limit FC 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 Nick Stark couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Blanco in the 94th minute of the match. Luis Andino charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luis Andino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Ecuador supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ecuador would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.