Challenge

Valverde Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Joaquim Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Valverde United's Muzaffer Öğeturk got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 8th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joaquim Barbosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teófilo Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when 周迅然 sent off a good shot on target. Joaquim Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 0-2. Joaquim Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. 周迅然 kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquim Cerqueira charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquim Cerqueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joaquim Cerqueira hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Valverde United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Valverde United's Joaquim Barbosa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 42nd minute, Teófilo Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho scored 0-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joaquim Barbosa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

51 minutes into the match, Valverde United's goalkeeper Joaquim Barbosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 53rd minute Anıl Arda Ünlüer 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. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute of the match, Felix Montenegro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Joaquim Barbosa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Joaquim Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Barbosa having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Joaquim Barbosa however easily saved by the left post. In the 73rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. Muzaffer Öğeturk's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Muzaffer Öğeturk helped the player get up and apologised. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joaquim Barbosa having to make a save. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Barbosa having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Valverde United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Felix Montenegro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 周迅然 in the 93rd minute of the match. A collision led to Valverde United getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Paulo Tristão hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Valverde United.