Challenge

Sao Januário
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Nelsinho Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nelsinho Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Vascogoianiense FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 8th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Vascogoianiense FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Felix Montenegro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nelsinho Leite quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Vascogoianiense FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelsinho Leite having to interfere. If João Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play forced Vascogoianiense FC's goalkeeper Nelsinho Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 28th minute of play forced Vascogoianiense FC's goalkeeper Nelsinho Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aírton Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Pirani got free with Julio Vera in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute Aírton Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Nelsinho Leite didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelsinho Leite having to interfere. In the 54th minute João Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelsinho Leite made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Aírton Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pirani in the 59th minute of play. Nelsinho Leite made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd match minute, Vascogoianiense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheus Neto to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Nelsinho Leite made a huge save. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Vascogoianiense FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Gilmar Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vascogoianiense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilmar Monteiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vascogoianiense FC's goalkeeper Nelsinho Leite, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nelsinho Leite made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 74th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nelsinho Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nelsinho Leite made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aírton Sousa in the 90th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, Vascogoianiense FC's Aírton Sousa made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nelsinho Leite in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Vascogoianiense FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.