Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of play forced The Swedish Nightmare's goalkeeper Edgar Åström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 9th 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. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl Hammarbäck hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. The Swedish Nightmare's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Agustín Saelices scored to the left of an out of position Edgar Åström, making the score, 1-0. In the 32nd minute, Hjalmar Backlund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Swedish Nightmare fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, The Swedish Nightmare's Karl Hammarbäck got a free kick in the 34th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Backlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Backlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in The Swedish Nightmare's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgar Åström came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Edgar Åström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hjalmar Backlund in the 54th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl Hammarbäck kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in action when he in the 66th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Edgar Åström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 70th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Edgar Åström. The Swedish Nightmare's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcin Zajac was extremely unlucky when he, in the 81st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Edgar Åström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 83rd minute. A well done corner resulted in Cristian Sancho drilling the ball in to score 4-1 behind The Swedish Nightmare's goalkeeper. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ture Ahlstedt in the 90th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Swedish Nightmare fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 93rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Ecuador a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Daniel Zorita, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of The Swedish Nightmare's Edgar Åström. 5-1. There was no doubt that Ecuador were the better team. Ecuador's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.