Challenge

Estádio Enricão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Olímpico Blumenau FC's Zé Carlos Alves started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manoel Schmidt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Manoel Schmidt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th match minute, Olímpico Blumenau FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Ferraz to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manoel Schmidt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Carlos Alves in the 20th minute. In the 22ndth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olímpico Blumenau FC's Manoel Schmidt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 29th minute of play forced Olímpico Blumenau FC's goalkeeper Manoel Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Olímpico Blumenau FC's Isaltino Siqueira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olímpico Blumenau FC's Manoel Schmidt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 38th minute of play forced Olímpico Blumenau FC's goalkeeper Manoel Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 minutes, Gildo Aguiar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olímpico Blumenau FC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Alves in the 54th minute of play. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Manoel Schmidt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manoel Schmidt didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 58th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. Manoel Schmidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 60th minute of the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manoel Schmidt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 76th 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 Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Alves came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Manoel Schmidt to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Manoel Schmidt in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 93rd minute of the match Jeremias Ferraz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jeremias Ferraz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Olímpico Blumenau FC's Evaristo Varela was substituted for Zé Carlos Alves. In a very dangerous position, a player in Olímpico Blumenau FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! Olímpico Blumenau FC:s Manoel Schmidt showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Zorita:s penalty. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Olímpico Blumenau FC.