Challenge

Arena do Morro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcelinho Alagoano made the kick off which started today's match. Nichifor Măgurean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Măgurean having to interfere. In the 9th minute of the match, Marcelinho Alagoano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With an all-out effort, E.C.MORGANTI's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcelinho Alagoano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. E.C.MORGANTI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Connor Schwarzenegger in the 12th minute. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Măgurean having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in E.C.MORGANTI's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nichifor Măgurean came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Marcelinho Alagoano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelinho Alagoano in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edson Guimarães. The audience was convinced that Edson Guimarães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Júnior Gordeenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. 29 minutes in the game, Júnior Gordeenko fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Julio Vera having to interfere. Júnior Gordeenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute, Marcelinho Alagoano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 37th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nichifor Măgurean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júnior Gordeenko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Edson Guimarães hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in E.C.MORGANTI's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nichifor Măgurean came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Guimarães in the 57th minute of play. After 61 minutes, Felix Montes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the E.C.MORGANTI players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the game, Juan Sebastián Puig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave E.C.MORGANTI the free kick. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. When E.C.MORGANTI's Júnior Gordeenko in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior Gordeenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabrício Vides hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The supporters of E.C.MORGANTI booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute Marcelinho Alagoano 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 80th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nichifor Măgurean was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 81 minutes E.C.MORGANTI'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. Nichifor Măgurean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Vargas hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when E.C.MORGANTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edson Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Alagoano in the 93rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Connor Schwarzenegger's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Connor Schwarzenegger helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Connor Schwarzenegger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Edson Guimarães fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E.C.MORGANTI's protests and gave Edson Guimarães a yellow card for diving instead. Edson Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Nichifor Măgurean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.