Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Bento started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Ultra Copos FC ™'s Davi Silva got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 6th 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. Gonçalo Martins charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo Martins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gonçalo Martins hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Davi Silva made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Zorita in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Davi Silva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Daniel Zorita got free in front of the goal in the 15th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Davi Silva was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Ultra Copos FC ™'s Nuno Ferreira got a free kick in the 20th minute. Ultra Copos FC ™'s Davi Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 28th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ultra Copos FC ™ getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Nuno Ferreira hit a great ball. In the 34th match minute, Ultra Copos FC ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. Ultra Copos FC ™'s Davi Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 39th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Ultra Copos FC ™'s Davi Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute Ultra Copos FC ™ were awarded a corner. Telmo Baptista went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Ultra Copos FC ™'s Daniel Bento to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Davi Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 60th minute of play. Davi Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonçalo Martins got free with Julio Vera in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the match, Ultra Copos FC ™'s Gonçalo Martins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Davi Silva saved Ultra Copos FC ™ from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 75th minute of play forced Ultra Copos FC ™'s goalkeeper Davi Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Davi Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davi Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Gonçalo Martins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Gonçalo Martins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Davi Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 88th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Adriano Campos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.