Challenge

Arena Cadu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gelu Lepuș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gelu Lepuș stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agustín Saelices's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Gelu Lepuș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gelu Lepuș, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gelu Lepuș having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play forced Cadu Team's goalkeeper Gelu Lepuș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 17th minute of play. Válbson Paiva succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 26th playminute. Hugo Alcântara did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 33 minutes into the match. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Gelu Lepuș 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 42nd minute. In the 45th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

With a little luck, Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Cadu Team's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 57th minute, Mazinho Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gelu Lepuș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cadu Team's Renato Barral got a free kick in the 60th minute. A hard shot by Daniel Zorita from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Gelu Lepuș's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Válbson Paiva in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Cadu Team's Gelu Lepuș got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Paiva in the 82nd minute of the match. The corner led Cadu Team's Válbson Paiva to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th 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. Gelu Lepuș breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 94 played minutes Cadu Team got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Downing. When the referee blew the final whistle, Cadu Team could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.