Challenge

MACAU STADIUM LUZ
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. Anselmo Gama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, Daniel Correia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MACAU. F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 9th minute, Daniel Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Angelo Assunção made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 15th minute of the match, Albino Cugat tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Albino Cugat succeeded in the game's 24th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şükrü Yazargil in the 28th minute of play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Assunção in the 29th minute. In the 33rdth minute of the game Albino Cugat 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. Angelo Assunção who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 39 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anselmo Gama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 41st minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albino Cugat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anselmo Gama. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Angelo Assunção put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera.

55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Cugat came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ecuador booed when MACAU. F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lourenço Vilanova didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Anselmo Gama in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. MACAU. F.C made a substitution. Cristiano Pelé replaced Albino Cugat. In the 69th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MACAU. F.C's Anselmo Gama did a great save. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şükrü Yazargil went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anselmo Gama read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 83rdth minute of the game Angelo Assunção 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when MACAU. F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jhonny Smart didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Cristiano Pelé had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Pelé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94th play minutes Cristiano Pelé shot 6-1, a short shot which went by Julio Vera and just under the crossbar into goal.