Challenge

Hagforsen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hagfors's Herminio Emmanuel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hagfors's goalie and right to Felix Montenegro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hagfors's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Herminio Emmanuel scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 14 minutes into the match, Hagfors's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Mariusz Bejgier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hagfors's Mariusz Bejgier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play. Mariusz Bejgier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of play. Mariusz Bejgier 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 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Hagfors's Zhan Yang got a free kick in the 18th minute. After 22 minutes Hagfors'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Hagfors's Mariusz Bejgier managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 29th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariusz Bejgier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st 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. Denizhan Verim kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herminio Emmanuel. Mariusz Bejgier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Herminio Emmanuel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herminio Emmanuel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Colas Morales in the 56th minute of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 66 played minutes Hagfors got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Arenberg. Herminio Emmanuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 70th 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. In the 76thth minute of the game Herminio Emmanuel 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. Mariusz Bejgier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herminio Emmanuel's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mariusz Bejgier. Hagfors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Zhan Yang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hagfors's Mariusz Bejgier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Hagfors from getting a goal against them. After 96th play minutes Herminio Emmanuel shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Julio Vera and just under the crossbar into goal. The Hagfors support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.