Challenge

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zbigniew Zatorski. Raphael Dantas 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 12th minute. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Zbigniew Zatorski got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emiliano Toribio struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. Zbigniew Zatorski struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-. 30 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Zbigniew Zatorski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Mauro Quirino got a free kick in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Raphael Dantas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 47th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- made a substitution. Simo Mihklisaar replaced Zbigniew Zatorski. The wind increased when Simo Mihklisaar made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Simo Mihklisaar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raphael Dantas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- made a substitution. Giovani Luz replaced Laerte Romero. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Simo Mihklisaar 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. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Malewicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dobromir Malewicki in the 76th minute. Emiliano Toribio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Luis Andino scored to the left of an out of position Raphael Dantas, making the score, 1-2. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ecuador's performance. The match ended with a win for Ecuador.