Challenge

Toca do Urso M.Mazer
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Túlio Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Yahya Burçak got free with Julio Vera in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Barral came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Toa Toa 4EVER defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Túlio Silva. The Toa Toa 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Túlio Silva should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Toa Toa 4EVER's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Túlio Silva came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toa Toa 4EVER's Túlio Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play. Túlio Silva 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 41st minute. 43 minutes into the game, Elmar van der Woude was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Toa Toa 4EVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Túlio Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Toa Toa 4EVER players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

In the 50th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. Kevin Pogba took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Cristian Sancho fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Cristian Sancho a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 58th minute. Ahmet Yahya Burçak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Yahya Burçak came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Túlio Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 63rd minute. In the 70th minute Diego Barral 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Yahya Burçak in the 75th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Túlio Silva having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Túlio Silva. That made the score 1-3 in the 82 minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Barral in the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Diego Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Diego Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Túlio Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 95 minutes into the match, Ahmet Yahya Burçak 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 Ahmet Yahya Burçak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.