Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes in the game Camilo Gisbert did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luis Andino. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 4th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Valdir Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Valdir Velloso sent off a good shot on target. If Valdir Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Velloso in the 9th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Valdir Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Here Comes the Hammer 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 Valdir Velloso couldn't finish the play. Here Comes the Hammer's Yu Xiong Yan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Camilo Gisbert, made in the 13th minute of the game. Yu Xiong Yan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Charles Björkqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Here Comes the Hammer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Hansson to maneuver through the defense. Charles Björkqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Charles Björkqvist. Charles Björkqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Charles Björkqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Eriksson in the 42nd minute of the match. After 43 minutes, Edmund Hansson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Here Comes the Hammer and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Here Comes the Hammer getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Edmund Hansson hit a great ball. Edmund Hansson kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, Valdir Velloso lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Julio Vera. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

A sloppy throw-in by Primitivo Andino in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Here Comes the Hammer's Tord Spetz. In the 54th match minute, Here Comes the Hammer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murillo Arce to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustín Saelices got free with Charles Björkqvist in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Here Comes the Hammer's Valdir Velloso in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Eriksson in the 63rd minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Velloso in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Tord Spetz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Here Comes the Hammer made a substitution. Gustav Larsfelt replaced Lei Lei Feng. In the 75th minute, Tord Spetz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Charles Björkqvist made a huge save. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Eriksson in the 81st minute of play. With a little luck, Here Comes the Hammer's Charles Björkqvist got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlinhos Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Here Comes the Hammer succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ecuador had controlled the match.