Challenge

Yankee Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Zlatan sucks's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Edgar Bjursell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Bjursell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montes getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 19th minute of play forced Zlatan sucks's goalkeeper Edgar Bjursell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sune Bergdal's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. When Zlatan sucks's Sune Bergdal in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Zlatan sucks's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Melquiades Osasun in the 23rd minute. The corner led Zlatan sucks's Melquiades Osasun to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Luis Andino notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Zlatan sucks's Edgar Bjursell. Edgar Bjursell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Zlatan sucks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Ove Holmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Bjursell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fritz Berghmans went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Edgar Bjursell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Zlatan sucks's Edgar Bjursell managed to reach the ball for a save. Edgar Bjursell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 40th minute of play. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edgar Bjursell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. After 42 minutes, Sven-Ove Holmgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zlatan sucks and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Bergdal, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. A collision led to Zlatan sucks getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Krzysztof Kornatowski hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sune Bergdal in the 52nd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Oskar Strömberg came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgar Bjursell 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 69th minute. Melquiades Osasun took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Edgar Bjursell made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Bjursell having to interfere. Edgar Bjursell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Zlatan sucks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Ove Holmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Zlatan sucks getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Karl-Oskar Strömberg hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.