Challenge

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Cristian Sancho 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. In the 6th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Guilherme Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Guilherme Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. In the 15th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Guilherme Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. The corner led to BRASIL.Sp's Nilson Perez getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 25 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Corrêa. In the 32nd minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fagondo Vasquez in the 39th minute of the match. Luís Guilherme Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Bart Croisé kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Durval Campidelis hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

53 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Marques had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. After having played for 55 minutes, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustín Saelices was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Marques proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save BRASIL.Sp from getting a goal against them. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Guilherme Marques made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Marques got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Akiba Teben's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. In the 79th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Arias to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akiba Teben in the 80th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Guilherme Marques made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute, Nilson Perez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Guilherme Marques having to interfere. After 94 minutes, Marcinho Félix mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BRASIL.Sp and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but BRASIL.Sp were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.