Challenge

KOO Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lv Lei took the kick off in the first half of the match. Halil Utku Evvah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match KOO Tigers 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. Hilmi Onursan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hilmi Onursan made a great header on KOO Tigers's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 22nd minute, Abdulkerim Uğuş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Halil Utku Evvah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Utku Evvah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 31 minutes, Lv Lei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOO Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lv Lei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Halil Utku Evvah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of the match. Camilo Gisbert hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Lei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Seyfi Akbayrak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOO Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Seyfi Akbayrak got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Lei in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Halil Utku Evvah made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. After 52 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Han Si Lin, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save KOO Tigers from getting a goal against them. After having played for 61 minutes, Lv Lei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOO Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lv Lei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lv Lei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Halil Utku Evvah made a huge save. 68 minutes into the game, Ozan Candar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOO Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 68th minute, Ozan Candar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seyfi Akbayrak kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Halil Utku Evvah made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Arias during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilmi Onursan in the 76th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Lei, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Désiré Kaká in the 83rd minute of the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. A nice corner shot did that Victor Chus got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Han Si Lin in the 91st minute of play. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than KOO Tigers throughout the match.