Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Straedelburgh's Karl-Michael Helström 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. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Aderbal Santos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Sílvio Ferrão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Karl-Michael Helström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Michael Helström came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Sílvio Ferrão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Straedelburgh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 22nd minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aderbal Santos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caco Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aderbal Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 32nd minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Ferrão in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Straedelburgh's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Aderbal Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Karl-Michael Helström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Aderbal Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 52nd minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Ferrão in the 54th minute of the match. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Caco Araújo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 57th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 66th minute. In the 72nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. Karl-Michael Helström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Karl-Michael Helström fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Julio Vera, passed just outside the right post. Aderbal Santos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Aderbal Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Ferrão in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute Straedelburgh were awarded a corner. Caco Araújo went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Straedelburgh eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.