Challenge

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Agustín Saelices ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Sabóia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eliseu Fonseca got free with Julio Vera in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseu Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. The corner led Saiko FC's Walmir Garcia to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Walmir Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute Eliseu Fonseca 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. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Arias in the 27th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Sabóia having to interfere. In the 30thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseu Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eliseu Fonseca made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Eliseu Fonseca 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. In the 53rd minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zé Sabóia was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 58th minute, Jairo Trancoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute of the match, Cristian Sancho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zé Sabóia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 61st 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 Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia did a great save. In the 64th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Zé Sabóia skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Fonseca came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saiko FC were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Walmir Garcia took the corner. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Saiko FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Saiko FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Dadá Vander hit a great ball. After 78 played minutes Saiko FC got a freekick which was hit by Décio Dionísio. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Saiko FC from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseu Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Saiko FC from getting a goal against them. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zé Sabóia came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 92nd minute. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.