Challenge

Vallentuna Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gunnar Nordlander in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 9 minutes into the match, Vallentuna Kickers's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Li Han reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Termander kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Li Han tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Li Han took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Vallentuna Kickers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play forced Vallentuna Kickers's goalkeeper Li Han to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Li Han 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 23rd minute. Li Han made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Vallentuna Kickers's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Li Han reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Tingberg came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joachim Lindgren who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Joachim Lindgren almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Li Han 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 Vallentuna Kickers booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torbjörn Tingberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg in the 55th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Vallentuna Kickers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Hedbom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fredrik Bjurström charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fredrik Bjurström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fredrik Bjurström kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Li Han having to interfere. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Li Han came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 71st minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Tingberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Tingberg in the 80th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Li Han however easily saved by the left post. 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 89th minute. Juan Sebastián Puig made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Vallentuna Kickers's Li Han managed to reach the ball for a save. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Tingberg in the 93rd minute of the match. The Vallentuna Kickers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.