Challenge

MACONHA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. Simão Boaventura received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Simão Boaventura slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Armindo Maltez 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 8th minute. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Tiago Cortez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Tiago Cortez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play. Loukianos Livas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Livas in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Armindo Maltez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armindo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Armindo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 32nd minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Armindo Maltez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Loukianos Livas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 2-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiago Cortez made a kick off. With a little luck, Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armindo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 54th minute of the match. Armindo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 54th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Armindo Maltez skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Palmiro Leite replaced Tiago Cortez. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Armindo Maltez in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Ponte do Carro booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Simão Boaventura hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Maltez having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ponte do Carro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregório Jesus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Armindo Maltez made a huge save. In the 94th minute, Daniel Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Ponte do Carro had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.