Challenge

Arena Uruguai
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. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronaldo Medeiros. Ronaldo Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 12th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of the match. Ronaldo Medeiros 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 16th minute. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Olavo Matorin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ronaldo Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Zorita spun around in front of the goal 33 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Montevideo's goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavo Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bray McJon in the 42nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ronaldo Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Montevideo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olavo Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronaldo Medeiros. Ronaldo Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luisito Antequera to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Ronaldo Medeiros made a huge save. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 54th minute of play. In the 54th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Ronaldo Medeiros made a huge save. Bray McJon hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ronaldo Medeiros came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 64th minute. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ronaldo Medeiros was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Ronaldo Medeiros in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronaldo Medeiros 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 71st minute. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of the match. Ronaldo Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. 77 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After a rather tough play, Montevideo's Mário Maranhense got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 87th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Antequera in the 88th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 89th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Antequera in the 92nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Ronaldo Medeiros in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 96 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Ronaldo Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Montevideo throughout the match.