Challenge

Poppy Stad
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Qu Ling Lin made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Poppy FC's İlhami İzci got a free kick in the 6th minute. Sertel Adıvar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of play. Sertel Adıvar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 10th 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 13 minutes Poppy FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Sertel Adıvar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Poppy FC's Sertel Adıvar. Sertel Adıvar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 18 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. After 20 played minutes Poppy FC got a freekick which was hit by Damian Brack. Sertel Adıvar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 22nd minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Patrik Flinck tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 25 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. After a rather tough play, Poppy FC's Bedir Şirvan got a free kick in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Poppy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Sertel Adıvar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sertel Adıvar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of play. Sertel Adıvar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sertel Adıvar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 30th minute of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sertel Adıvar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd match minute, Poppy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qu Ling Lin to maneuver through the defense. After 47 played minutes Poppy FC got a freekick which was hit by Damian Brack. The Poppy FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Poppy FC's Ahmet Hafiz Kumanbay got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 56th minute, Cristian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sertel Adıvar. The goal made the score 0-3. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Poppy FC's Sertel Adıvar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Poppy FC from getting a goal against them. Poppy FC's Sertel Adıvar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 63rd minute of play. Julio Vera didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Poppy FC's Qu Ling Lin shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Sertel Adıvar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sertel Adıvar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 74th minute of the match. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 75th 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. Poppy FC's Sertel Adıvar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Poppy FC from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sertel Adıvar having to interfere. Daniel Zorita succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-5. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qu Ling Lin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qu Ling Lin in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Poppy FC defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sertel Adıvar. The Poppy FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sertel Adıvar should have stopped the shot. İlhami İzci kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Sertel Adıvar 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 1-7 in the 94 minute of play. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.