Challenge

Paulistano
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arlindo Rossi. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of play. Arlindo Rossi 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 18th minute. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 20th minute. Arlindo Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute Ronaldo Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Arlindo Rossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Henric in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Henric in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Nestor Batista got a free kick in the 57th minute. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nestor Batista was slow to take the kick. During this time └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s players had a chance to rest. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Nestor Batista was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 64th minute Ronaldo Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jimeno Henric in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Simão came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81stth minute of the game Jimeno Henric who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Jimeno Henric got a free kick in the 89th minute.