Challenge

NoWayOut Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when NoWayOut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xie Sheng Yan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frédson Freddie kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ergün Şener having to interfere. A collision led to NoWayOut getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Zülfü Yalazay hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ergün Şener. Ergün Şener dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ergün Şener took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. NoWayOut's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 39th match minute, NoWayOut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frédson Freddie to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Sheng Yan in the 44th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frédson Freddie to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to NoWayOut getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Aurelio Ariando hit a great ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xie Sheng Yan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 minutes of play, NoWayOut's Frédson Freddie made it 1-1 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! In the 63rd match minute, NoWayOut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frédson Freddie to maneuver through the defense. If Frédson Freddie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ergün Şener tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, NoWayOut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Ariando to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frédson Freddie in the 80th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NoWayOut's Ergün Şener played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 83rd minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 84th 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. Ergün Şener came out of the goal in the 85th 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 1-2. NoWayOut's Ergün Şener played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 89th minute of play. With a little luck, NoWayOut's Ergün Şener got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ergün Şener was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.