Challenge

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Adérito Aleixo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Jorge Figueiredo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Los Tatangelos's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Yağızalp Özerkmen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yağızalp Özerkmen was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute Jorge Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adérito Aleixo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Göktürk Bozlak made a great header on Los Tatangelos's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yağızalp Özerkmen. Yağızalp Özerkmen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Yağızalp Özerkmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yağızalp Özerkmen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Jorge Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yağızalp Özerkmen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yağızalp Özerkmen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 46th minute of play. The Los Tatangelos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adérito Aleixo was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Los Tatangelos's Yağızalp Özerkmen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Los Tatangelos from getting a goal against them. In the 60th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. 62 minutes into the match, Adérito Aleixo notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yağızalp Özerkmen made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adérito Aleixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Yağızalp Özerkmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yağızalp Özerkmen firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 75th minute, Jorge Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Yağızalp Özerkmen made a huge save. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jorge Figueiredo came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Los Tatangelos 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 Jorge Figueiredo couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Los Tatangelos getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Vural Esay hit a great ball. 85 minutes in the game, Daniel Zorita fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Yağızalp Özerkmen having to interfere. Jorge Figueiredo scored 2-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 91 played minutes Los Tatangelos got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Koralp Özsu. Los Tatangelos succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ecuador had controlled the match.