Challenge

Maraga Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Cauan de Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute of play. Primitivo Andino made in the 5th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Felix Montenegro immediately put the ball in play. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Ben Spierenburg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maragassume AD - CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Spierenburg 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. Maragassume AD - CIMZ's Cauan de Senna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of play. Maragassume AD - CIMZ's Cauan de Senna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match, Ronaldão Sanches tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Spierenburg in the 19th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldão Sanches in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Cauan de Senna. Maragassume AD - CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Maragassume AD - CIMZ getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. João Carlos Cunha hit a great ball. Cauan de Senna 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 33rd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Maragassume AD - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Cauan de Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Maragassume AD - CIMZ's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cauan de Senna came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 40th minute of play forced Maragassume AD - CIMZ's goalkeeper Cauan de Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauan de Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match, Ronaldão Sanches tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Luis Andino came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Ecuador 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 Luis Andino couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ben Spierenburg was the one to do the kick off. Cauan de Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 51st minute. In the 57th minute, Ben Spierenburg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Maragassume AD - CIMZ's Claudinei Quadros quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Primitivo Andino, made in the 62nd minute of the game. Ben Spierenburg scored 2-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maragassume AD - CIMZ's Fernandão Cearense was substituted for Remo de Almeida. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldão Sanches in the 77th minute of play. In the 77thth minute of the game Ronaldão Sanches 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. After 81 minutes of play, Maragassume AD - CIMZ's Ronaldão Sanches made it 3-1 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! Maragassume AD - CIMZ's Cauan de Senna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Maragassume AD - CIMZ from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldão Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. With a little luck, Maragassume AD - CIMZ's Cauan de Senna got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Ronaldão Sanches cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maragassume AD - CIMZ made a substitution. Pedrão Eger replaced Ben Spierenburg. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Maragassume AD - CIMZ had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.