Challenge

Santuário do Motivo
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. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Adalberto Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Oswaldo Rosa got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adalberto Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Adalberto Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Figueiredo having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Maciel during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adalberto Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 28 played minutes O MOTIVO ⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Christian Braga. Daniel Zorita scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adalberto Figueiredo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play forced O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalkeeper Adalberto Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the O MOTIVO ⚽ defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adalberto Figueiredo. The O MOTIVO ⚽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adalberto Figueiredo should have stopped the shot. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Figueiredo having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bernardo de Salles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adalberto Figueiredo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by O MOTIVO ⚽'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Adalberto Figueiredo got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cássio Furtado'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. Cássio Furtado helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ecuador booed when O MOTIVO ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 59th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for O MOTIVO ⚽. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Adalberto Figueiredo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Luis Andino might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adalberto Figueiredo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Andino ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Adalberto Figueiredo made a huge save. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Adalberto Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Cristian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adalberto Figueiredo. The goal made the score 0-4. Agustín Saelices sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Luis Andino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adalberto Figueiredo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. 85 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo de Salles came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adalberto Figueiredo. Adalberto Figueiredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Figueiredo having to interfere. Adalberto Figueiredo was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than O MOTIVO ⚽ throughout the match.