Challenge

KOO Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lv Lei started the match with the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Lei in the 12th minute of play. After 12th play minutes Lv Lei shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Julio Vera and just under the crossbar into goal. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Halil Utku Evvah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Halil Utku Evvah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 22nd minute of the match. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Halil Utku Evvah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 25th minute, Hilmi Onursan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lv Lei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. After 28 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hilmi Onursan who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Halil Utku Evvah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Han Si Lin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Halil Utku Evvah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 51st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Halil Utku Evvah saved KOO Tigers from getting behind. 55 minutes into the game, Lv Lei cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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. Halil Utku Evvah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Lei in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. The KOO Tigers fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when KOO Tigers's Lv Lei looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 74 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Halil Utku Evvah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Halil Utku Evvah in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Halil Utku Evvah. That made the score 3-2 after 87 minutes of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lv Lei's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lv Lei's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. KOO Tigers were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.