Challenge

SC Freiburg 09
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raul Leal got the match started through his kick off. Nuno Bragança received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Leal in the 17th minute of play. If Vasco Brás had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasco Brás's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vasco Brás helped the player get up and apologised. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ivo Guterres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Guterres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the SC Freiburg 09 defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivo Guterres. The SC Freiburg 09 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivo Guterres should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute Raul Leal 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. The supporters of SC Freiburg 09 booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raul Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, SC Freiburg 09's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ivo Guterres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the 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. After 51 minutes of play, SC Freiburg 09's Raul Leal made it 2-1 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! Nuno Bragança blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Ivo Guterres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 56th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abílio Passos in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasco Brás in the 71st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raul Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Guterres made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Raul Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Raul Leal came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the SC Freiburg 09 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raul Leal couldn't finish the play.