Challenge

ALLIANZ PARQUE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Romain Bardet made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd match minute, OAMOREVERDE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlado Shikalanov to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of OAMOREVERDE booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Vlado Shikalanov sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the game, Bonggo Lucas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Julio Vera. Bonggo Lucas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Paredes Xavier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. OAMOREVERDE's Paredes Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. Paredes Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of the match. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 34th 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. In the 36th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paredes Xavier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paredes Xavier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Yan Vander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OAMOREVERDE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Cristian Sanchos short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Paredes Xavier to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Paredes Xavier could save by the left post. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paredes Xavier having to interfere. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Paredes Xavier firmly grabbed it by the left post. OAMOREVERDE's Romain Bardet got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vlado Shikalanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Uljas Mäkitalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Daniel Zorita from long distance, 86 minutes into the match, got Paredes Xavier's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Paredes Xavier came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Felix Montenegro. But to his dismay, Felix Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. With his leg Paredes Xavier managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yan Vander during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when OAMOREVERDE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ecuador walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.