Challenge

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Mattias Olofsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joacim Andersson in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of play forced StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 15th minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Hellqvist's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute Torbjörn Brummer 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Brummer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, StraX Xenon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Mattias Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sigvard Frykberg charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sigvard Frykberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, StraX Xenon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigvard Frykberg to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mattias Olofsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felix Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mattias Olofsson having to make a save. In the 36th minute Torbjörn Brummer 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. StraX Xenon FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigvard Frykberg in the 37th minute. Mattias Olofsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Olofsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonas Hellqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. After 64 minutes StraX Xenon FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mattias Olofsson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Felix Montes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Olofsson having to interfere. Joacim Andersson struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for StraX Xenon FC. StraX Xenon FC made a substitution. Christer Zachrisson replaced Villiam Johnsson. StraX Xenon FC's Rikard Arhenius was substituted for Hugo Gernberg. Luis Andino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, StraX Xenon FC's Otto Axelsson got a free kick in the 71st minute. Mattias Olofsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonas Hellqvist's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Hellqvist in the 75th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Hellqvist in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, StraX Xenon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Hellqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute Torbjörn Brummer 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. In the 84th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Hellqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Hellqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing StraX Xenon FC to leave the ground with a draw.