Öregrund Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dan Almkvist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Udinese's goalkeeper Dan Almkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Almkvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Dan Almkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Almkvist 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 19th minute. Jan-Erik Ahlfors's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Dan Almkvist 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. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 24th 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. After 26 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Almkvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th match minute, Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andolin Climent to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Almkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Udinese's Dan Almkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Almkvist having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Erik Ahlfors got free with Julio Vera in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dan Almkvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
52 minutes into the match, Udinese's Betão Machado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nils-Åke Lundgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Åke Lundgren came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho 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. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Dan Almkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Udinese's goalkeeper Dan Almkvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agustín Saelices. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Almkvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Dan Almkvist however easily saved by the left post. After some careless play in the Udinese defense, Luis Andino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dan Almkvist. The Udinese fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dan Almkvist should have stopped the shot. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão Machado in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Udinese's goalkeeper Dan Almkvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 93rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Udinese's Dan Almkvist managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. A collision led to Udinese getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Jan-Erik Ahlfors hit a great ball. The Udinese fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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