Challenge

Glyka Nera FC Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by He Zheng Xing in the 4th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Eusko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Felix Montenegro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Glyka Nera FC's Narciso Eusko. Narciso Eusko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Narciso Eusko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Narciso Eusko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 18 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. Narciso Eusko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Narciso Eusko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Eusko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Stig-Inge Nymoen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Stig-Inge Nymoen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Daniel Zorita with Felix Montenegro as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narciso Eusko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Narciso Eusko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 38th minute of play. Felix Montenegro took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narciso Eusko. Narciso Eusko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Narciso Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, He Zheng Xing fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Julio Vera, passed just outside the right post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when He Zheng Xing stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Stig-Inge Nymoen might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stig-Inge Nymoen ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Xing Jun in the 56th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers He Zheng Xing in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by He Zheng Xing in the 60th minute of play. When Antonio Arias fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Antonio Arias a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Taha Seccac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narciso Eusko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute Güven Çırakoğlu 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. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Güven Çırakoğlu sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling He Zheng Xing in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güven Çırakoğlu in the 82nd minute of the match. After 84 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kostas Kalamaridis who took care of the corner kick. 86 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when He Zheng Xing came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Güven Çırakoğlu in the 88th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers He Zheng Xing in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. The supporters of Glyka Nera FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Sancho didn't get a good kick on the ball.