Challenge

NEO QUIMICA STADIUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dieguinho Marinho got the match started through his kick off. Corinthians Paulista's Mattias Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 3rd minute of play. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Mattias Casillas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ecuador's Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Corinthians Paulista's goalie prevented a goal. Vito Cardoso hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Luis Andino suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Ecuador made a substitution. Diego Mancebo replaced Luis Andino. In the 17th minute, Kléber Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jano Schmidt charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jano Schmidt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th minute, Jano Schmidt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Casillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Carlos Eduardo Fernandez fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Corinthians Paulista's protests and gave Carlos Eduardo Fernandez a yellow card for diving instead. Mattias Casillas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of the match. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mattias Casillas. Mattias Casillas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 29 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mattias Casillas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Corinthians Paulista! If Diego Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Mattias Casillas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Corinthians Paulista's Dieguinho Marinho made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mattias Casillas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. After 56 minutes Corinthians Paulista'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. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Felix Montes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mattias Casillas quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Mattias Casillas in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mattias Casillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Mattias Casillas made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Dieguinho Marinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 63rd minute of play forced Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Mattias Casillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguinho Marinho in the 64th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Mattias Casillas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Lima in the 78th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Corinthians Paulista's Mattias Casillas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Corinthians Paulista from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gernando Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corinthians Paulista's Carlos Eduardo Fernandez got his second yellow card of the match in the 92nd minute. The referee ordered Carlos Eduardo Fernandez off the ground. When the match had been going on for 95 minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Mattias Casillas.