Estádio Ayrton Senna
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Jailson Fernandez hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Jailson Fernandez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jailson Fernandez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Luis Andino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MEL - ULTIMATE's Henrique Arruda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute of the match, Jailson Fernandez 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. In the 22ndth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MEL - ULTIMATE's Henrique Arruda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MEL - ULTIMATE's Henrique Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of play. MEL - ULTIMATE's Henrique Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. MEL - ULTIMATE'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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Henrique Arruda in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 32nd match minute, MEL - ULTIMATE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Abreu to maneuver through the defense. MEL - ULTIMATE's Henrique Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 33rd minute of play. Felix Montes lost his temper 41 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 41 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Julio Vera, was totally fooled by MEL - ULTIMATE's Hugo Arce, who 43 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jailson Fernandez was the one to do the kick off. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Henrique Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Henrique Arruda. Felix Montenegro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henrique Arruda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Jailson Fernandez 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. In the 75th minute MEL - ULTIMATE were awarded a corner. Hugo Arce went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on MEL - ULTIMATE's corner Hugo Arce fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jailson Fernandez in the 78th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Charles de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renan Valladares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renan Valladares in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jailson Fernandez in the 94th minute of play. The MEL - ULTIMATE support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.
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