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Alçapão da Morte
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flávio Terra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cristian Nevares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flávio Terra was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC Conceição's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Cristian Sancho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SC Conceição's Flávio Terra did a great save. In the 17th minute, Felix Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Cristian Nevares sent off a good shot on target. Flávio Terra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 26th minute of play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Nevares in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Artizar in the 32nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute of the match SC Conceição 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. Tao Xing ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led SC Conceição's Tao Xing to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Cedro in the 37th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flávio Terra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flávio Terra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Nevares went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. Luis Andino might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flávio Terra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Andino ran back to his position shaking his head. Florentino Cedro's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florentino Cedro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ecuador booed when SC Conceição was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Cedro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Cristian Nevares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Conceição fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Cosme Artizar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Conceição made a substitution. Armindo Ribeiro replaced Kauã Rezende. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Nevares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cosme Artizar hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ecuador players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Conceição.