Challenge

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Antony Bruno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adriano Ramires hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Luís Espinosa from long distance, 9 minutes into the match, got Julio Vera's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Jon Oblak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jon Oblak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 19 minutes, Antony Bruno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andarilhos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antony Bruno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 21 minutes, Daniel Zorita made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24thth minute of the game Antony Bruno 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. 28 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Jon Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Andarilhos's Fu Han Qiang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Daniel Zorita sped through Andarilhos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jon Oblak. 35 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Jon Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Jon Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Fu Han Qiang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fu Han Qiang got free with Julio Vera in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Fu Han Qiang kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 3-3 in the 44 minute of play. When Fu Han Qiang came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Andarilhos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fu Han Qiang couldn't finish the play.

Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. With a little luck, Andarilhos's Jon Oblak got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Andarilhos's Jorge Ruas tried to score from far away in the 67th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jon Oblak, 3-4. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antony Bruno in the 79th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Montiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Andarilhos's Jon Oblak got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fu Han Qiang in the 88th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jon Oblak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Antony Bruno came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador played a much better game than Andarilhos and deserved their victory. The Andarilhos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.