Challenge

Red Khagan
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sacit Tezveren took the kick off in the first half of the match. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Atalan Cebeci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Sacit Tezveren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sacit Tezveren in the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Sacit Tezveren came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sacit Tezveren, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Sacit Tezveren scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 1-0. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Daniel Zorita sped through RED KHAGAN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Atalan Cebeci. Atalan Cebeci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agustín Saelices's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sacit Tezveren in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 28th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in RED KHAGAN's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atalan Cebeci came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Sacit Tezveren came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vehdi Selçuk kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atalan Cebeci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

RED KHAGAN made a substitution. Aytekin Ciner replaced Sacit Tezveren. The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Vedillo in the 54th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yılmaz Başdemir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Vedillo in the 63rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Folke Malmström managed to get in a good position for a shot. RED KHAGAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Folke Malmström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 68 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Atalan Cebeci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Vedillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Antonio Arias got a free kick in the 74th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Folke Malmström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yılmaz Başdemir, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. With a little luck, RED KHAGAN's Atalan Cebeci got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of RED KHAGAN's goalie and right to Felix Montes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. RED KHAGAN's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Yılmaz Başdemir 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. 89 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Baturay Zaim came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baturay Zaim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Baturay Zaim notched a goal, 2-1, 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturay Zaim in the 96th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, RED KHAGAN could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.