Challenge

CampoDouro Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Telmo Sesimbra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 7th minute of play forced Campus Douro Academy's goalkeeper Nuno Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuno Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 19 minutes into the match, Campus Douro Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Nuno Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, 范坤迅 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Norberto Henriques fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Campus Douro Academy's protests and gave Norberto Henriques a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Campus Douro Academy's Norberto Henriques got a free kick in the 21st minute. 27 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Coutinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Campus Douro Academy's Nuno Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The supporters of Campus Douro Academy booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Campus Douro Academy's Telmo Sesimbra fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Nuno Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hildeberto Palhares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 46 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Ecuador's Nuno Coutinho threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luis Andino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With his leg Nuno Coutinho managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telmo Sesimbra, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nuno Coutinho was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nuno Coutinho came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Manuel França charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel França the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 71 minutes into the match, Campus Douro Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Nuno Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuno Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Cristian Sancho scored 1-4 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nuno Coutinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nuno Coutinho made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Victor Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Campus Douro Academy made a substitution. Leal Brito replaced Manuel França. With his leg Nuno Coutinho managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Ecuador's Agustín Saelices fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Telmo Sesimbra's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Nuno Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. A hard shot 88 in the game by Felix Montenegro from a close distance when the talented Nuno Coutinho managed to make a qualified save. Campus Douro Academy's players were relieved. Felix Montenegro in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nuno Coutinho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 89th match minute, Campus Douro Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Malta to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Campus Douro Academy booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Adão Carvalheira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Campus Douro Academy throughout the match.