Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Jukatriz's goalkeeper Oséas Albuquerque had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Oséas Albuquerque stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Oséas Albuquerque firmly grabbed it by the left post. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio de Alcântara in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Jukatriz's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Oséas Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Ozan Sureha took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera 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. Oséas Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 39th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 45 played minutes Jukatriz got a freekick which was hit by Nils Airpoel. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Jukatriz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Pedro Soeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arif Ozan Sureha was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. 51 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cleto Matxin. Jukatriz's Oséas Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of play. Oséas Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oséas Albuquerque. Jukatriz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The supporters of Jukatriz booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute Jukatriz were awarded a corner. Augusto Alcântara went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Augusto Alcântara got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Matxin in the 75th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jukatriz were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Augusto Alcântara took the corner. The corner ended in Arif Ozan Sureha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Jukatriz's Oséas Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute of play. Arif Ozan Sureha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Natanael Furlan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 88 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Oséas Albuquerque was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oséas Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 94th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ecuador fully deserved thier win.