Challenge

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arthur Guedes kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ging Root to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kepa Arrizabalaga 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 12th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ging Root fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Arthur Guedes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Arthur Guedes 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. 35 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Cristian Sancho sped through ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. Kepa Arrizabalaga 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 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Guedes in the 54th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Guedes in the 72nd minute of play. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kepa Arrizabalaga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ from getting a goal against them. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kaká Favoretto was substituted for Roberto Modestio. In the 79th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 82nd minute of the match. With a little luck, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kepa Arrizabalaga got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ging Root's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Ging Root stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Ging Root tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.