Challenge

Stars Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 9 minutes into the match, Agustín Saelices had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ateş Rahim. STARS TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agustín Saelices was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Ateş Rahim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After 15 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ateş Rahim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ateş Rahim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Andino went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind STARS TEAM's goalkeeper Ateş Rahim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Burhan İsiman kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 37th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Qiao Kang Yi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Qiao Kang Yi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leszek Galagan hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Agustín Saelices sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

In the 52nd match minute, STARS TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Güral Usalan to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Ateş Rahim made a huge save. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 63 minutes, Valentin Zgrăbunţa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STARS TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Zgrăbunţa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ateş Rahim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 68th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Zgrăbunţa came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Sid Lampard almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Ateş Rahim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After having played for 77 minutes, Valentin Zgrăbunţa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STARS TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Zgrăbunţa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valentin Zgrăbunţa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 95 minutes into the game, Agustín Saelices cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Ateş Rahim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than STARS TEAM throughout the match.