Challenge

Stan Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfons Emander made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Luis Andino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vidar Browald. SWARS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Andino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Vidar Browald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Bror Arenius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vidar Browald saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 20th minute of play forced SWARS's goalkeeper Vidar Browald to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustín Saelices recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sebastian Bolin hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vidar Browald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of the match. A well-hit corner resulted in Felix Montenegro heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 40thth minute of the game Cristian Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SWARS's Vidar Browald was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Vidar Browald made a huge save. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Alfons Emander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the game, Primitivo Andino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SWARS the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. Vidar Browald made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. In the 69th match minute, SWARS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alf Lindmark to maneuver through the defense. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Vidar Browald 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 76th minute. Alf Lindmark charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alf Lindmark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SWARS's Alf Lindmark got a free kick in the 77th minute. With an all-out effort, Ecuador's Vidar Browald threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristian Sancho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Vidar Browald however easily saved by the left post. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Vidar Browald didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 94th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Lindmark in the 95th minute of play. Ecuador played a much better game than SWARS and deserved their victory. The SWARS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.