Challenge

Estádio Pirara
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Guga Trancoso started the match with the kick off. Agustín Saelices might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iurie Chiriacescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Agustín Saelices ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the game, Agustín Saelices was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PIAUÍ FC the free kick. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 13 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. In the 16thth minute of the game Guga Trancoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute, PIAUÍ FC's Guga Trancoso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Cristian Sancho scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iurie Chiriacescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guga Trancoso's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. If Demis Katsarolidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute Baturhan Oytun 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. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iurie Chiriacescu having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mete Gøl in the 50th minute of the match. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 53rd 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Guga Trancoso came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Demis Katsarolidis was slow to take the kick. During this time PIAUÍ FC's players had a chance to rest. A hard shot 64 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Iurie Chiriacescu managed to make a qualified save. PIAUÍ FC's players were relieved. PIAUÍ FC's Fernandinho Mesquita was substituted for Alfredão Prestes. PIAUÍ FC made a substitution. Vladimir de Sena replaced Demis Katsarolidis. PIAUÍ FC's Juninho Freitas was substituted for Mete Gøl. The corner led PIAUÍ FC's Joaquim Ubiña to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 70th minute, Juninho Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the game, Guga Trancoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, PIAUÍ FC's Iurie Chiriacescu got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juninho Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After 78 minutes of play, PIAUÍ FC's Guga Trancoso made it 3-1 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! Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Iurie Chiriacescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 84 minutes, Baturhan Oytun made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in PIAUÍ FC's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iurie Chiriacescu came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute Guga Trancoso 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 PIAUÍ FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Joaquim Ubiña managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PIAUÍ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Ubiña was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juninho Freitas in the 95th minute of the match. The PIAUÍ FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.