Challenge

Estadio Varzim
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 7 minutes of play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lázaro Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 14th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Lázaro Cunha. F.C.ZOMBI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Lázaro Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 27 minutes of play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lázaro Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera was a little too slow when Julius Hollants got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 1-3. Cipriano Maldonado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lázaro Cunha having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lázaro Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 40th minute of play forced F.C.ZOMBI's goalkeeper Lázaro Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Silvis Vilks tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lázaro Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The wind increased when Silvis Vilks made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Arias to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvis Vilks in the 52nd minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Marrone in the 58th minute of play. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Lázaro Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Camilo Gisbert kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After 75 minutes of play, F.C.ZOMBI's Silvis Vilks made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Silvis Vilks recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvis Vilks, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Bernardo Marrone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.