Challenge

Barão de Piracicaba
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ramon Menezes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the match, Xv de Piracicaba's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Sebastian Sandberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Txatxu in the 11th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Xv de Piracicaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ander Uibomäe to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Sandberg 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 made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Jeronimo Txatxu sent off a good shot on target. Sebastian Sandberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 32 played minutes Xv de Piracicaba got a freekick which was hit by Jeronimo Txatxu. 34 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Sandberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 37 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Sandberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Ramon Menezes tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Txatxu in the 51st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xiao Zhen Zheng charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xiao Zhen Zheng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute, Xiao Zhen Zheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xv de Piracicaba's Sebastian Sandberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 56th minute of play. Sebastian Sandberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 58th minute. After 59 minutes Xv de Piracicaba'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. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Xv de Piracicaba's goalie and right to Luis Andino. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Xv de Piracicaba's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Min Son hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Sandberg having to interfere. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xv de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Sebastian Sandberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute Jeronimo Txatxu 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. 71 minutes into the match, Xv de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Sebastian Sandberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Julio Vera didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Xv de Piracicaba's Jeronimo Txatxu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 80th minute Ramon Menezes 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. In the 82nd minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Txatxu in the 87th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Sandberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Ecuador 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Xv de Piracicaba throughout the match.