Challenge

Rams Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rahim Sidam started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. HORIZZONT's Duda Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 2nd minute of play. After having played for 7 minutes, Arif Babürşah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HORIZZONT's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arif Babürşah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Arif Babürşah sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, HORIZZONT's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Duda Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 16th 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 Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rahim Sidam's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. The audience was convinced that Felix Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duda Viana was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Duda Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Duda Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Naim Gencal tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to HORIZZONT getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ahmet Gökalp Cengel hit a great ball. Duda Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Babürşah in the 51st minute of play. Arif Babürşah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute Rahim Sidam 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. With a little luck, HORIZZONT's Duda Viana got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Duda Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 64th minute of the match. Duda Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alpertunga Visali, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when HORIZZONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mirza Yazargil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Duda Viana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 76th minute. In the 77thth minute of the game Rahim Sidam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Duda Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, HORIZZONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Gökalp Cengel to maneuver through the defense. Ahmet Gökalp Cengel hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaşar Akbuğ in the 88th minute of the match. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by HORIZZONT's Arif Babürşah. But to his dismay, Arif Babürşah quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Agustín Saelices could shoot a difficult shot in the 96th minute, which Duda Viana however easily saved by the left post. The HORIZZONT players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.