Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jens-Ola Lund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Edgar Degas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Skates fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustav Hybbert 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustav Hybbert in the 15th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustav Hybbert in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. The Skates's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kjell Fribäck in the 20th minute. After taking down the ball on The Skates's corner Kjell Fribäck fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jens-Ola Lund made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 38th match minute, The Skates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Degas to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ragnar Biörling, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustav Hybbert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Julio Vera didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The Skates's Gustav Hybbert shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. 53 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Degas came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Edgar Degas 54 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-4. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edgar Degas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 57 minute of play. Robert Bugajski kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 67th minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Ola Lund having to interfere. In the 76th minute The Skates were awarded a corner. Kjell Fribäck went to the cornerflag to take it. Kjell Fribäck made a great header on The Skates's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Gustav Hybbert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. The supporters of Ecuador booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Bugajski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81stth minute of the game Gustav Hybbert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when The Skates's Edgar Degas in the 81st minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Julio Vera was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Ecuador through an amazing save. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kjell Fribäck was slow to take the kick. During this time The Skates's players had a chance to rest. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Degas in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 87th minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Skates's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of The Skates's goalie and right to Felix Montes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. The Skates's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The Skates were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Ecuador's much stronger midfield.