Challenge

TUNA FC STADYUMU
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. Ortzi Calzado started the match with the kick off. Sezgin Ulutaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 3rd minute of the match. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sezgin Ulutaş. Sezgin Ulutaş 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. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Ortzi Calzado sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Ortzi Calzado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 1-1 in the 7 minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, TunaFC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Sezgin Ulutaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Cristian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced TunaFC's goalkeeper Sezgin Ulutaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, TunaFC's Frank Cesarini got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Sezgin Ulutaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 24th minute of the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Sezgin Ulutaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Min Alacuart in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Uche Okechukwu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oğuzalp Orkutay, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. TunaFC's Ortzi Calzado got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Min Alacuart, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Oğuzalp Orkutay was slow to take the kick. During this time TunaFC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Uche Okechukwu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Sezgin Ulutaş made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montes getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Min Alacuart recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 67 minutes, Çağdaş Zago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TunaFC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes TunaFC got a freekick which was hit by Çağdaş Zago. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Min Alacuart, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Ortzi Calzado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Ortzi Calzado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute Min Alacuart 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. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 79th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Min Alacuart 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Mancebo in the 91st minute of play forced TunaFC's goalkeeper Sezgin Ulutaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ortzi Calzado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ortzi Calzado in the 94th minute of play. TunaFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.