Challenge

Caverna do Dragão
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jeremias Salles got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Lindner F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charlie Alfonso didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gelu Roșeanu was slow to take the kick. During this time Lindner F.C's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Lindner F.C's Charlie Alfonso got a free kick in the 10th minute. Matheus Munhoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 21st minute of play forced Lindner F.C's goalkeeper Matheus Munhoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Lindner F.C'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. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Matheus Munhoz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 29 minutes, Victor Tepedino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lindner F.C and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lindner F.C getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Victor Tepedino hit a great ball. Matheus Munhoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of the match. Jeremias Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliott Virgin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Harald Keane came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matheus Munhoz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lindner F.C's Dónald Trump was substituted for Charlie Alfonso. Harald Keane hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Matheus Munhoz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Matheus Munhoz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jeremias Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute Harald Keane 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. After 82 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gelu Roșeanu who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Lindner F.C's Gelu Roșeanu to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 86thth minute of the game Harald Keane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gelu Roșeanu was slow to take the kick. During this time Lindner F.C's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Harald Keane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After 90 minutes, Harald Keane made it 2-1 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. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 95th minute of the match Gelu Roșeanu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.