Challenge

Ifood Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. Walmir Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 4th minute of the match. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalie prevented a goal. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 23 minutes in the game, Adrianinho Furtado fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Julio Vera having to interfere. Walmir Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Luís Fabiano Varela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luís Fabiano Varela hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Walmir Dias 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 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play forced Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalkeeper Walmir Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walmir Dias didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 38th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Walmir Dias 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 40th minute. Leopoldo Capixaba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walmir Dias 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 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rafa Coutinho to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walmir Dias came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Walmir Dias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Walmir Dias made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafa Coutinho in the 65th minute of play. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Walmir Dias made a huge save. Walmir Dias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Andino in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walmir Dias. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. With a little luck, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Walmir Dias got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walmir Dias was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 89 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Walmir Dias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Walmir Dias in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nildo Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Walmir Dias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Walmir Dias. That made the score 0-6 after 95 minutes of play. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.