Challenge

Caverna do Dragão
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Jeremias Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matheus Munhoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of the match. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lindner F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. After 17 played minutes Lindner F.C got a freekick which was hit by Elliott Virgin. Matheus Munhoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lindner F.C's Matheus Munhoz 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. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Matheus Munhoz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harald Keane in the 29th minute of the match. Matheus Munhoz 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 32nd minute. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Matheus Munhoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 42 in the game by Jeremias Salles from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. A hard shot 42 in the game by Jeremias Salles from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Jeremias Salles sent off a good shot on target. After 47 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. After having played for 48 minutes, Gelu Roșeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lindner F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gelu Roșeanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeremias Salles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Alfonso in the 53rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Matheus Munhoz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matheus Munhoz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Matheus Munhoz made a huge save. In the 74th minute of the match Lindner F.C got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gelu Roșeanu ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 75th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Jeremias Salles made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Lindner F.C's Matheus Munhoz got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeremias Salles in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Lindner F.C's Jeremias Salles got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.