Challenge

Ebba Busch Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulf Olofsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benjamin Blixt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, KD Stiger's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Benjamin Blixt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Blixt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play forced KD Stiger's goalkeeper Benjamin Blixt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when KD Stiger's Ulf Olofsson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ulf Olofsson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin Blixt having to make a save. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benjamin Blixt. Benjamin Blixt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After having played for 31 minutes, Vilgot Sandberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KD Stiger's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vilgot Sandberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benjamin Blixt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benjamin Stark during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benjamin Stark hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Benjamin Blixt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Llorienzo Mora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita tried to score from far away in the 37th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Benjamin Blixt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamin Blixt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 46th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. 48 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Georg Danielsson. The KD Stiger players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

55 minutes had been played when some careless play by KD Stiger's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Ecuador's Luis Andino to a score. 0-3 in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, KD Stiger's Ernst Asmundsson got a free kick in the 58th minute. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benjamin Blixt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Llorienzo Mora kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Vilgot Sandberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. KD Stiger's supporters rose to their feet, but Vilgot Sandberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Blixt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benjamin Blixt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Benjamin Blixt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Felix Montenegro hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Ecuador's Benjamin Blixt threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristian Sancho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by KD Stiger's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than KD Stiger.