Challenge

Estádio Canindé
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 任浩默 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Zachrisson in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match Portuguesa 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. 任浩默 ran over to the corner to take the kick. André Luís Cardozo made a great header on Portuguesa's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in Portuguesa's zone, Agustín Saelices stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorginho Vaz came out of the goal and Agustín Saelices tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorginho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of the match. Jorginho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of the match. Jorginho Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Jorginho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of the match. Jorginho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Portuguesa getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Andreas Pirlo hit a great ball. Jorginho Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 21st match minute, Portuguesa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. Jorginho Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorginho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorginho Vaz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jorginho Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 28th minute of the match. After 29 minutes Portuguesa'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. Jorginho Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Holger Zachrisson 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. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Holger Zachrisson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 42 minutes into the game, when Antonio Arias put in a rough tackle. Jorginho Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Luis Andino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jorginho Vaz. Portuguesa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Andino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Sancho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luis Andino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorginho Vaz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Portuguesa's goalkeeper Jorginho Vaz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 任浩默 in the 65th minute of the match. With a little luck, Portuguesa's Jorginho Vaz got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 任浩默, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jorginho Vaz. That made the score 2-2 after 70 minutes of play. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 任浩默, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustín Saelices's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Jorginho Vaz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portuguesa's goalkeeper Jorginho Vaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 83rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute Holger Zachrisson 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. With a little luck, Portuguesa's Jorginho Vaz got control of the ball when Agustín Saelices tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Portuguesa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. 93 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorginho Vaz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Portuguesa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Portuguesa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.