Challenge

Anatolia Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Spas Spitzmüller kicked off to start the match. A.C Barak's Uğuralp Vasfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of play. After having played for 19 minutes, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustín Saelices was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferdi Kadıoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdi Kadıoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, Ferdi Kadıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Spas Spitzmüller in the 24th minute. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uğuralp Vasfi having to interfere. 32 minutes into the game, A.C Barak's Spas Spitzmüller nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Uğuralp Vasfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Uğuralp Vasfi quite easily take care of the ball. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 40th 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. With an all-out effort, A.C Barak's Julio Vera threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Spas Spitzmüller, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Spas Spitzmüller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Maura Icardi sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in A.C Barak's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uğuralp Vasfi 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. After a rather tough play, A.C Barak's Svenne Vegeberg got a free kick in the 64th minute. If Maura Icardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.C Barak's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Uğuralp Vasfi in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uğuralp Vasfi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Zorita showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 79 minute of play. After 82 played minutes A.C Barak got a freekick which was hit by Svenne Vegeberg. In the 83rd match minute, A.C Barak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vidal Domingo to maneuver through the defense. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 84th 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. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vidal Domingo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A.C Barak's Uğuralp Vasfi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save A.C Barak from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Uğuralp Vasfi in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.