Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Jaen, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Cheng Qiang in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cheng Qiang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute. After 14 played minutes team pollen got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Stokkeland. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheng Qiang having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, team pollen's goalkeeper Cheng Qiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Cheng Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 18th minute of play. With a little luck, team pollen's Cheng Qiang got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Ali Nejat Özsungur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The team pollen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Nejat Özsungur in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ali Nejat Özsungur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After taking down the ball on team pollen's corner Ali Nejat Özsungur fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. After 39 minutes team pollen'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. Leon Bakkelund hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Cheng Qiang 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 44th minute. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 48th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cheng Qiang could save by the left post. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, team pollen's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Cheng Qiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Nejat Özsungurs short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. team pollen were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafa Figueiredo took the corner. Anselmo Jaen was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The team pollen fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when team pollen's Ali Nejat Özsungur 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 73 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cheng Qiang. team pollen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nejat Özsungur in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. team pollen's Cheng Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 79th minute of play. Ali Nejat Özsungur succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. In the 86th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. team pollen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Luis Andino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but team pollen's Cheng Qiang did a great save. With 90 minutes on the clock, Antonio Arias commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of Ecuador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of team pollen:s goal.