Challenge

Red Bull Arena
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. Aloísio Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aloísio Guimarães was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Red Bull Magnus's Cléber Pernambucano got a free kick in the 11th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Luis Andino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aloísio Guimarães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Guimarães having to interfere. After having played for 21 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luis Andino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aloísio Guimarães. Red Bull Magnus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 36 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Aloísio Guimarães was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 47 minutes of play, Ecuador's Luis Andino made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aloísio Guimarães was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kilian Mbappè in the 52nd minute of the match. Aloísio Guimarães 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 57th minute. When Tony Pontes fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Red Bull Magnus's protests and gave Tony Pontes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aloísio Guimarães. Aloísio Guimarães yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aloísio Guimarães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aloísio Guimarães made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Aloísio Guimarães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Aloísio Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aloísio Guimarães firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Cristian Sancho sped through Red Bull Magnus's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aloísio Guimarães. In the 80th minute, Luis Andino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Red Bull Magnus's Aloísio Guimarães got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Montenegro scored 0-9 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aloísio Guimarães, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Felix Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Aloísio Guimarães when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Aloísio Guimarães managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Guimarães having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Red Bull Magnus.