Challenge

Arena EDI
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hortêncio Mandrak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Osvaldo Neto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Hortêncio Mandrak tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th minute, EDI MZB's Tao Li Zhen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Julio Vera. Julio Vera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The supporters of Ecuador booed when EDI MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magno Gaspar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hortêncio Mandrak in the 28th minute. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldo Neto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Hortêncio Mandrak tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Dennis Roelfs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Dennis Roelfs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute Dennis Roelfs 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. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tao Li Zhen in the 51st minute of the match. After 53 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Delfim Chaves who took care of the corner kick. Delfim Chaves made a great header on EDI MZB's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Éder Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Éder Passos charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Éder Passos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Éder Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Osvaldo Neto. EDI MZB's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Éder Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute Tao Li Zhen 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. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hortêncio Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno Gaspar in the 70th minute of the match. In the 74thth minute of the game Hortêncio Mandrak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Hortêncio Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 76th minute Ma Lang Liang 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. In the 78th minute EDI MZB were awarded a corner. Delfim Chaves went to the cornerflag to take it. Tao Li Zhen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, EDI MZB's goalkeeper Osvaldo Neto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Mancebo. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Neto having to interfere. EDI MZB's Miguel Guerra was substituted for Éder Passos. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hortêncio Mandrak went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.