Challenge

Estádio Amaniutuba
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALMA GUERREIRA'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. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cauan Carvalho having to interfere. Cauan Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of the match. In the 25thth minute of the game Lasse Delvig who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cauan Carvalho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cauan Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of the match. Cauan Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Frits Frang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Cauan Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lasse Delvig in the 38th minute of play. Cauan Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lasse Delvig to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lasse Delvig in the 51st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lasse Delvig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by ALMA GUERREIRA's Delfim Araújo. But to his dismay, Delfim Araújo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delfim Araújo in the 58th minute of play. Cauan Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 61st minute of play. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after ALMA GUERREIRA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. The corner led to Ecuador's Cristian Sancho getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Lasse Delvig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lasse Delvig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 71st minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cauan Carvalho. The goal made the score 2-3. After 73 played minutes ALMA GUERREIRA got a freekick which was hit by Wilson da Rocha. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lasse Delvig in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute, Tomé Bento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Lasse Delvig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALMA GUERREIRA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delfim Araújo in the 84th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lasse Delvig in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 89 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Cauan Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cauan Carvalho made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lasse Delvig, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ALMA GUERREIRA to leave the ground with a draw.