Challenge

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iuri Cardozo in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute Iuri Cardozo 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 audience was convinced that Décio Veiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Décio Veiga sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. Léo Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 21st minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Léo Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Chavess short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Léo Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iuri Cardozo in the 40th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iuri Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. COURO COME FC's Léo Sampaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute of play. Nildo Chaves in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nildo Chaves might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nildo Chaves ran back to his position shaking his head.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nildo Chaves to make the kick off. Léo Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 51st minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Léo Sampaio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Chaves in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Iuri Cardozo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iuri Cardozo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When Nildo Chaves fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored COURO COME FC's protests and gave Nildo Chaves a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Nildo Chaves hit a great ball. Leonel Koehler kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita got in the 67th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Léo Sampaio handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iuri Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Décio Veiga might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Décio Veiga ran back to his position shaking his head. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogumil Dankowski in the 81st minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guto Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iuri Cardozo in the 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. COURO COME FC had won after a very even match.