Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laurgain Ruiz kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Adriano Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Adriano Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Sebastián Puig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Adriano Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 9th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. MAZER SAF'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. Luis Andino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adriano Carneiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Aílton Paraíba got a free kick in the 15th minute. Adriano Carneiro 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 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Adriano Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Carneiro having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Thiago Motta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Thiago Motta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 31st minute by Cristian Sancho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 31 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Adriano Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adriano Carneiro. That made the score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when MAZER SAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dudu Berger didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 39 minutes, Dudu Berger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAZER SAF and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Berger to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Laurgain Ruiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. When MAZER SAF's Laurgain Ruiz, in the 45th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for MAZER SAF. When Aílton Paraíba fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MAZER SAF's protests and gave Aílton Paraíba a yellow card for diving instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adriano Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of MAZER SAF's Adriano Carneiro. Adriano Carneiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 70th minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Adriano Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 minutes MAZER SAF'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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thiago Motta during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Motta to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Evaristo Castro put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. In the 85th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurgain Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Adriano Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 88th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ecuador fully deserved thier win.