Challenge

Poçilga Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Takis Parlapidis kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Takis Parlapidis in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Antero Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 8th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Cristóvão Telinhos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Cristóvão Telinhos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antero Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antero Linhares was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Antero Linhares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Feios Porcos E Maus's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Antero Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th match minute, Feios Porcos E Maus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bobby Lichtenstein to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the game, Luis Andino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Antero Linhares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antero Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Takis Parlapidis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 44th minute, Felix Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Nunes came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Cristóvão Telinhos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Cristóvão Telinhos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th match minute, Feios Porcos E Maus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Aveiro to maneuver through the defense. Takis Parlapidis charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Takis Parlapidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Feios Porcos E Maus got a freekick which was hit by Takis Parlapidis. After 64 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. Cristian Sancho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 70th playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Antero Linhares in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 79 played minutes Feios Porcos E Maus got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Telinhos. 81 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Telinhos came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Antero Linhares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcelo Nunes struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Feios Porcos E Maus. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Antero Linhares firmly grabbed it by the left post. Feios Porcos E Maus's Antero Linhares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Feios Porcos E Maus from getting a goal against them. When Marcelo Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Feios Porcos E Maus 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 Marcelo Nunes couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute Alexandre Aveiro 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. Marcelo Nunes hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Feios Porcos E Maus.