Challenge

Ribeiro Sales FC
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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of play forced Ribeiro Sales FC's goalkeeper Wagner Vaida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute of the match Ribeiro Sales FC got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rudolph Flege ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ribeiro Sales FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rudolph Flege in the 8th minute. Isen Gard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After having played for 26 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. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marek Strandberg in the 31st minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isen Gard's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After 43 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Marek Strandberg made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Murilo Bueno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ribeiro Sales FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wagner Vaida firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 55 played minutes Ribeiro Sales FC got a freekick which was hit by Tytus Loncki. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isen Gard in the 59th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Wagner Vaida in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marek Strandberg in the 66th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Marek Strandberg 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. Wagner Vaida made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Ribeiro Sales FC's Wagner Vaida got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Ribeiro Sales FC'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. Ecuador's Luis Andino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wagner Vaida in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 86 minutes, Edvaldo da Mata mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ribeiro Sales FC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edvaldo da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Agustín Saelices dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wagner Vaida, 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ribeiro Sales FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ecuador had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.