Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romário Custódio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coice de Mula's Gianluigi Orange proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Coice de Mula from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Coice de Mula getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Pedro Paulo Seco hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Gianluigi Orange in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Coice de Mula's Gianluigi Orange got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Massa in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Téo Massa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coice de Mula fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Faiz Peng hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Téo Massa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Massa in the 30th minute of play. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in 32 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Gianluigi Orange guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Gianluigi Orange tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Téo Massa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. 37 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Téo Massa came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Coice de Mula's Téo Massa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2.

The wind increased when Téo Massa made the kick off in the second half. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Gianluigi Orange tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 55 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluigi Orange was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romário Custódio in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Orange saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Téo Massa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Coice de Mula made a substitution. Franklin Moraes replaced Romário Custódio. Franklin Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After some careless play in the Coice de Mula defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gianluigi Orange. The Coice de Mula fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gianluigi Orange should have stopped the shot. If Téo Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Téo Massa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Téo Massa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 88 minutes of play, Coice de Mula's Téo Massa made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 93rd minute, Téo Massa 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 2-5. Chants of Coice de Mula echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Ecuador had held the ball for most of the match.