Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luke Clist got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Régis de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Luke Clist succeeded in the game's 14th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 1-1 became the score in the 17th minute when Daniel Zorita elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Régis de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Luke Clist 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 Luke Clist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Régis de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 43 minutes, Leonardo Donato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmeiras and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Leonardo Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldemar Jacinto kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Régis de Queirós in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Jacinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita tried to score from far away in the 58th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Palmeiras's Régis de Queirós got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goalkeeper Régis de Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 69th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of play forced Palmeiras's goalkeeper Régis de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Luke Clist 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Carlos Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Régis de Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 78th minute. Waldemar Jacinto kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Donato came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Leonardo Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tarcisio Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tarcisio Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Tarcisio Reis. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke Clist in the 92nd minute of play. After 93 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. The Palmeiras support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.