Challenge

Cirrus Maximus
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the game, Armando Neto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MLP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After 2 played minutes MLP got a freekick which was hit by Armando Neto. 6 minutes into the match, MLP's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Valentim Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, MLP's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Valentim Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentim Magalhães 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 9th minute. A collision led to MLP getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Plácido Pereira hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Valentim Magalhães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Valentim Magalhães 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 22nd minute. When Armando Neto came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the MLP 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 Armando Neto couldn't finish the play. Valentim Magalhães didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Valentim Magalhães didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentim Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th match minute, MLP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graciano Alves to maneuver through the defense. Valentim Magalhães 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 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Malta got free with Julio Vera in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 57th minute, Ramiro Malta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. 62 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentim Magalhães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 62nd minute Armando Neto 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. 65 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro Malta came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute of the match MLP got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 温迪坤 ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 72nd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentim Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Valentim Magalhães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 76th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. 81 minutes into the game, Plácido Pereira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MLP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After a rather tough play, MLP's Plácido Pereira got a free kick in the 81st minute. With a little luck, MLP's Valentim Magalhães got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Malta, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Neto in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Valentim Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Armando Neto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.