Challenge

Dallens Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zlatan Beck started the match with the kick off. Nils Eklund 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 8th minute. Johan Mellberg charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johan Mellberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Luis Andino to score against Nils Eklund in Dallen Fc's goal. 0-1 after 16 minutes. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nils Eklund. Nils Eklund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 28th minute of play forced Dallen Fc's goalkeeper Nils Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of the match. Dallen Fc's Nils Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. Nils Eklund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Cristian Sancho scored 0-4 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nils Eklund, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. The Dallen Fc fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Dallen Fc's Zlatan Beck looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Dallen Fc booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dallen Fc made a substitution. Stig-Åke Wiklund replaced Johan Mellberg. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Beck, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Cristian Sancho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nils Eklund firmly grabbed it by the left post. Stig-Åke Wiklund charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stig-Åke Wiklund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Dallen Fc getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Stig-Åke Wiklund hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arman Örnberg during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arman Örnberg hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Nils Eklund made a huge save. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Beck, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Stig-Åke Wiklund kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algot Kruse in the 92nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador played a much better game than Dallen Fc and deserved their victory. The Dallen Fc players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.