Challenge

Arena 20 de Março
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Renan Schmidt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of play forced 20 de Março FC's goalkeeper Renan Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renan Schmidt. 20 de Março FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 22nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Schmidt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Renan Schmidt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renan Schmidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes 20 de Março FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of 20 de Março FC's goalie and right to Felix Montenegro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. 20 de Março FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 33 minutes 20 de Março FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Ecuador's Felix Montes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Renan Schmidt in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 33 minutes into the game, Felix Montes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Renan Schmidt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Renan Schmidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Schmidt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 44 minutes, Waldemar Frænkel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 20 de Março FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldemar Frænkel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Waldemar Frænkel made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Zé Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Absalon Berritsgård in the 61st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 de Março FC's Renan Schmidt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 67th minute of play. Renan Schmidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 68th minute of the match. Renan Schmidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renan Schmidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 80 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. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Schmidt having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Zé Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ecuador booed when 20 de Março FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Douglas Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Frænkel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 20 de Março FC throughout the match.