Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Krystian Orzechowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Xi Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute Yu Xi 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. After a rather tough play, Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Afonsinho Andrade got a free kick in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Xi Zhen came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 minutes of play, Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Brandur Hendrickson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Yu Xi Zhen, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 19 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Julio Vera was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A collision led to Club Sacode Football CIMZ getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Enzo Caffrey hit a great ball. Douglas Nunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas Nunes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lucas De Gea was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 31 minutes into the match, Felix Montenegro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Lucas De Gea. Lucas De Gea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Nunes in the 34th minute of the match. After 40 minutes Club Sacode Football CIMZ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Club Sacode Football CIMZ defense, Juan Sebastián Puig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucas De Gea. The Club Sacode Football CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucas De Gea should have stopped the shot.

Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 56 played minutes Club Sacode Football CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Yu Xi Zhen. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krystian Orzechowski in the 59th minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Lucas De Gea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lucas De Gea came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Luis Andino. But to his dismay, Luis Andino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Alberto Velasco was substituted for Yu Xi Zhen. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Velasco in the 77th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Alberto Velasco 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ecuador had won after a very even match.