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Match Report
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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Benedicto Bihar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Benedicto Bihar came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Sasso struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC. Benedicto Bihar did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 13 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernardo Sasso in the 17th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Lorenzo James. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Benedicto Bihar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. When Seçkin Öksüzoğlu fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's protests and gave Seçkin Öksüzoğlu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu hit a great ball. Camilo Gisbert charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Gisbert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Julio Vera was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Benedicto Bihar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benedicto Bihar really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Benedicto Bihar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Benedicto Bihar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 53rd minute of the match Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bernardo Sasso ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Bernardo Sasso got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Bihar in the 55th minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 58th 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 Benedicto Bihar came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC 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 Benedicto Bihar couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Batıkan Muhsin in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo James in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Felix Montenegro came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Batıkan Muhsin could save by the left post. 77 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Batıkan Muhsin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. 81 minutes into the game, Benedicto Bihar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 91st minute, Lorenzo James hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juan Sebastián Puig made in the 95th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Luis Andino immediately put the ball in play.
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