Challenge

Arena Cadu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of play forced Cadu Team's goalkeeper Gelu Lepuș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Válbson Paiva scored 1-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Felix Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Hugo Alcântara hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Gelu Lepuș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. Cadu Team's Hugo Alcântara got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The wind increased when Hugo Alcântara made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match Cadu Team got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Válbson Paiva ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Paiva in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to Cadu Team getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Mazinho Barreto hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, Cadu Team's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Gelu Lepuș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Felix Montenegro to score against Gelu Lepuș in Cadu Team's goal. 1-2 after 66 minutes. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cadu Team getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mattias Downing hit a great ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 76 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gelu Lepuș made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Juan Sebastián Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Válbson Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After 85 minutes of play Cadu Team's Mazinho Barreto was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 88th minute Hugo Alcântara 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 91st minute, Mattias Downing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gelu Lepuș having to interfere. In the 97th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gelu Lepuș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cadu Team throughout the match.