Challenge

Jardim Maraponga
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darren Verlet in the 10th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mané Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Darren Verlet scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd minute, Maraponga FAC's Xacintu Magadan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Mané Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mané Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Darren Verlet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Darren Verlet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 39 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jimmy Lind who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Jimmy Lind got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Verlet in the 41st minute of play. Mané Andrade 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 47th minute.

Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mané Andrade having to make a save. Jimmy Lind recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Mané Andrade 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 Jimmy Lind in the 68th minute of play. Maraponga FAC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jimmy Lind took the corner. The supporters of Maraponga FAC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Xacintu Magadan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mané Andrade firmly grabbed it by the left post. Darren Verlet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Maraponga FAC from getting a goal against them. 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 86th minute. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade did a great save. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristiano Osmundsen went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Xacintu Magadan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.