Challenge

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Túlio Maravilha made the kick off and thus started the match. Leonardo Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of play. When Túlio Maravilha came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Palmares Futebol Clube 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 Túlio Maravilha couldn't finish the play. Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play forced Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Leonardo Paz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Vítor Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonardo Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 37th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 44th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Palmares Futebol Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristian Sancho did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Leonardo Paz 52 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Leonardo Paz in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Palmares Futebol Clube's Leonardo Paz got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gláuber da Costa hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Ismael Secco hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Palmares Futebol Clube made a substitution. Thomás Maia replaced Luisinho Nogueira. In the 71st match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Secco to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Barreto to maneuver through the defense. Leonardo Paz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute of play. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Leonardo Paz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonardo Paz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 88th minute. After 93 minutes, Ismael Secco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmares Futebol Clube and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Palmares Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ismael Secco hit a great ball. Túlio Maravilha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Palmares Futebol Clube.