Challenge

Ponte Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Cambridge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Cambridge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play forced Santiago Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Dan Cambridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dan Cambridge prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nico Bueno in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Luis Andino 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. 17 minutes into the match, Santiago Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Dan Cambridge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Santiago Futebol Clube's Enrique Arósio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Julio Vera. Julio Vera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Dan Cambridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 26th minute of the match. Cauan Favorettos short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dan Cambridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute of the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santiago Futebol Clube's Dan Cambridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute of play. The referee gave Ecuador a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Daniel Zorita, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Santiago Futebol Clube's Dan Cambridge. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 39th minute. Lorenzo Santa María kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Arias during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Santiago Futebol Clube's Lorenzo Santa María got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Santa María, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 58th match minute, Santiago Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Roano to maneuver through the defense. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Cambridge was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dan Cambridge made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Dan Cambridge to make any attempt to save it. Santiago Futebol Clube's Arlindo Ramos was substituted for Teo Roano. Nico Bueno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorenzo Santa María'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 76th minute of play. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enrique Arósio was slow to take the kick. During this time Santiago Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Dan Cambridge made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Santa María in the 80th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Santiago Futebol Clube's Sidnei de Barros got a free kick in the 84th minute. Santiago Futebol Clube's Francisco Zanette was substituted for Nico Bueno. Sidnei de Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Lorenzo Santa María managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santiago Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Lorenzo Santa María was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Agustín Saelices made a precise shot to the right of Dan Cambridge. Santiago Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dan Cambridge firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Lorenzo Santa María kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Ecuador played a much better game than Santiago Futebol Clube and deserved their victory. The Santiago Futebol Clube players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.