Challenge

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Yaman Academy®'s Kerimhan Azim dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Yaman Academy®'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the game Primitivo Andino made a throw-in which Felix Montenegro played forward. Long Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of the match. The Yaman Academy® fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Yaman Academy®'s Kerimhan Azim 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 24 minutes into the game, Bastiaan Heirremans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yaman Academy®'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Long Liang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Long Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kerimhan Azim might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kerimhan Azim ran back to his position shaking his head. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ecuador! Efe Akçay shot the penalty kick right outside the post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kerimhan Azim made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Ecuador's Diego Mancebo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Long Liang. Long Liang yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Yaman Academy®'s zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Long Liang 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. Yaman Academy®'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 59th minute of play. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Luis Andino hit a great ball. Primitivo Andino made in the 61st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Felix Montenegro immediately put the ball in play. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Efe Akçay was slow to take the kick. During this time Yaman Academy®'s players had a chance to rest. Theo Hernández hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. When Theo Hernández got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Yaman Academy®. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerimhan Azim in the 72nd minute of play. Long Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Mancebo in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Enes Ortanca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Long Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerimhan Azim in the 87th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diego Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Long Liang made a huge save. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Bastiaan Heirremans hit a great ball. Yaman Academy®'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Mancebo in the 90th minute of play. Diego Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerimhan Azim, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerimhan Azim in the 97th minute of play. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but Yaman Academy® were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.