Challenge

Estádio Cercadinho
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Valiente Venezian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valiente Venezian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mugurel Zota was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valiente Venezian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mugurel Zota saved Cercadinho from getting behind. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valiente Venezian's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Valiente Venezian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Daniel Zorita scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mugurel Zota, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mugurel Zota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 26th minute of the match. Mugurel Zota 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 28th minute. In the 29th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Zota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valiente Venezian in the 31st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mugurel Zota saved Cercadinho from getting behind. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Mugurel Zota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valiente Venezian in the 38th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulkadir Turay in the 40th minute of play. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugurel Zota having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valiente Venezian was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Valiente Venezian 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 Valiente Venezian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mugurel Zota read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. William de Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th match minute, Cercadinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardinho Sousa to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 66th minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Mugurel Zota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William de Castro in the 75th minute of play. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Cercadinho's Mauro Prata was substituted for Ricardinho Sousa. The supporters of Cercadinho booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th 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 Cercadinho's Mugurel Zota managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 80thth minute of the game Luis Andino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cercadinho's Mugurel Zota was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 84th minute, Abdulkadir Turay 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valiente Venezian in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Walmir Pirani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Walmir Pirani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.