Challenge

Arena do Trovão
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alvinegro de Tupã's Karl Martin Bell Burnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 10th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Recai Garipbaş got free with Julio Vera in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alvinegro de Tupã's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Recai Garipbaş in the 13th minute. After taking down the ball on Alvinegro de Tupã's corner Recai Garipbaş fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 23 minutes into the match, Alvinegro de Tupã's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Recai Garipbaş dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Vera, 1-0. Karl Martin Bell Burnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Alvinegro de Tupã's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lisandro Beltxe, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lisandro Beltxe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lisandro Beltxe made a kick off. Recai Garipbaş's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Karl Martin Bell Burnell made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Recai Garipbaş in the 60th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Martin Bell Burnell having to interfere. If Arí Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, Deng Shu Kuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Recai Garipbaş's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Felix Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Recai Garipbaş in the 89th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl Martin Bell Burnell made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Lisandro Beltxe scored 3-0 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Alvinegro de Tupã players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.