Challenge

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jan Bykowski started the match with the kick off. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 9th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jan Bykowski sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Andino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto da Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th minute, Matouš Carda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With 28 minutes on the clock, Agustín Saelices commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ecuador fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 32nd minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ecuador fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! In the 42nd match minute, AFC - Curitiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joseba Roa to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Lucjan Setara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Jan Bykowski put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. AFC - Curitiba made a substitution. Romário Ortiz replaced Zhang Yin Si. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Sancho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matouš Carda in the 54th minute of the match. Fausto da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when AFC - Curitiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romário Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvio Asier kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jan Bykowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 79 minutes, Jan Bykowski made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Romário Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.