Challenge

James Hunt
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doriva Pombal got the match started through his kick off. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Doriva Pombal sent off a good shot on target. Bisca F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by João Augusto de Salles in the 5th minute. After taking down the ball on Bisca F.C's corner João Augusto de Salles fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 9 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Bisca F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Andrézinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrézinho Viana showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bisca F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Doriva Pombal hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doriva Pombal in the 27th minute. Andrézinho Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 30th minute. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Luis Andino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andrézinho Viana quite easily take care of the ball. After 33 minutes Bisca F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Bisca F.C's Andrézinho Viana managed to reach the ball for a save. Andrézinho Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jefferson Damião in the 36th minute of the match. Andrézinho Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé da Fonseca during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 minutes, Marian Kapinos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bisca F.C and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 42 played minutes Bisca F.C got a freekick which was hit by Marian Kapinos. After 43 played minutes, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrézinho Viana came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ecuador reached it. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bisca F.C's goalkeeper Andrézinho Viana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. After 55 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was João Augusto de Salles who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that João Augusto de Salles got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Bisca F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Kapinos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jefferson Damião came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Bisca F.C 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 Jefferson Damião couldn't finish the play. Andrézinho Viana made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Pombal in the 71st minute of play. Doriva Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andrézinho Viana was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Doriva Pombal kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jefferson Damião's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute Doriva Pombal 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. The supporters of Bisca F.C booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Söderberg in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th minute Jan Söderberg 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Felix Montenegro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andrézinho Viana. That made the score 1-2 in the 87 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neno Ruychev in the 90th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Neno Ruychev in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. The Bisca F.C supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ecuador's performance. The match ended with a win for Ecuador.