Challenge

Mineirão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Vargas in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Betão Vargas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When SE Palestra Itália's Betão Vargas in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. In the 16th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Clayton Sergi sent off a good shot on target. In the 17th minute of the match, Clayton Sergi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 20 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Tony Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. When Bruno Campon came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the SE Palestra Itália 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 Bruno Campon couldn't finish the play. 40 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clayton Sergi. Adalberto Custódio made a great header on SE Palestra Itália's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Clayton Sergi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Betão Vargas was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Betão Vargas came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Sergi in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Vargas in the 53rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SE Palestra Itália's Tony Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 55th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute of the match SE Palestra Itália got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adalberto Custódio ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 65th minute, Daniel Zorita fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tony Chaves, passed just outside the right post. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Tony Chaves made a huge save. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 71st minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when SE Palestra Itália was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Custódio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tony Chaves. SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 77th minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clayton Sergi in the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Sergi in the 82nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adalberto Custódio who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on SE Palestra Itália's corner Adalberto Custódio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Betão Vargas struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SE Palestra Itália. In the 87th minute, Clayton Sergi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SE Palestra Itália fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clayton Sergi in the 91st minute of play. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Adalberto Custódio hit a great ball. The SE Palestra Itália fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.