Challenge

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arsenal FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edvard Pihl in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Songur Yoran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Songur Yoran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute Damaso Orlin 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. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 22 minutes, Damaso Orlin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damaso Orlin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Songur Yoran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Songur Yoran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. Arsenal FC's Songur Yoran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arsenal FC'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. Arsenal FC's Songur Yoran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Orlin in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Songur Yoran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Orlin in the 43rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Songur Yoran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Songur Yoran 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 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Songur Yoran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Songur Yoran made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Arsenal FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. 63 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Songur Yoran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Songur Yoran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Songur Yoran was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 0-5. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Arsenal FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th 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 Damaso Orlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, John Forsberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arsenal FC made a substitution. Einar Hedström replaced Teodosio Figueroa. A collision led to Arsenal FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. John Forsberg hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Songur Yoran made a huge save. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Agustín Saelices fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Songur Yoran quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, Arsenal FC's Songur Yoran got control of the ball when Agustín Saelices tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Löfgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthias Löfgren during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Matthias Löfgren got a free kick in the 89th minute.