Challenge

Tigre Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) When Primitivo Andino fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Primitivo Andino a yellow card for diving instead. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Gualter Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gualter Pinheiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. When Doriva Meirelles came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Tigre das Américas 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 Doriva Meirelles couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Doriva Meirelles 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. Gualter Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Irinel Iliuță kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Doriva Meirelles sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raphael Madureira in the 20th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doriva Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Tavares struck a weak shot in the 30th 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 Tigre das Américas. 32 minutes into the match, Doriva Meirelles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Doriva Meirelles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Doriva Meirelles made the kick off in the second half. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alo Malo in the 51st minute of play. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Raphael Madureira was slow to take the kick. During this time Tigre das Américas's players had a chance to rest. The throw-in from Camilo Gisbert in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Tigre das Américas's Raphael Madureira. When Raphael Madureira came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Tigre das Américas 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 Raphael Madureira couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Tigre das Américas were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raphael Madureira took the corner. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Tian Zheng in the 63rd minute of the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the match, Tigre das Américas's goalkeeper Gualter Pinheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 74th match minute, Tigre das Américas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liu Tian Zheng to maneuver through the defense. Turgut Tuluk's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Turgut Tuluk helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tigre das Américas's Turgut Tuluk got a free kick in the 76th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doriva Meirelles in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Meirelles in the 85th minute of play. Doriva Meirelles struck a weak shot in the 87th 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 Tigre das Américas. In the 90th 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. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.