Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tacettin Şahinalp kicked off to start the match. Tacettin Şahinalp scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 11th minute of play forced Arruaca's goalkeeper Pavel Tushkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Pavel Tushkov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 15 played minutes Arruaca got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Kincaid. The audience was convinced that Tacettin Şahinalp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 19th match minute, Arruaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylvestre Ouellet to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Arruaca's Pavel Tushkov got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tacettin Şahinalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. With his leg Pavel Tushkov managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Juan Sebastián Puig charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Sebastián Puig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. When Arruaca's Tacettin Şahinalp in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. After 34 played minutes Arruaca got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Kincaid. Pavel Tushkov made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute, Mehmet Osman Onal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Pavel Tushkov made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tacettin Şahinalp in the 57th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Tacettin Şahinalp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arruaca made a substitution. Iosif Bulgar replaced Tacettin Şahinalp. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 71st minute of play forced Arruaca's goalkeeper Pavel Tushkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Damazy Piszczor came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Arruaca 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 Damazy Piszczor couldn't finish the play. After 80 minutes, Sylvestre Ouellet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arruaca and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Arruaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylvestre Ouellet to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 82nd minute of play forced Arruaca's goalkeeper Pavel Tushkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Arruaca's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Pavel Tushkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 92 minutes, Iosif Bulgar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arruaca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iosif Bulgar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arruaca's goalie prevented a goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Arruaca walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.