Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ertunç Önateş got the match started through his kick off. When Fausto Cresencio came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the DARK HARBOR 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 Fausto Cresencio couldn't finish the play. 5 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Maziarz came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, DARK HARBOR's goalkeeper Mehmet Ali Tanman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. After 8 minutes DARK HARBOR'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. Mehmet Ali Tanman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Fausto Cresencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ertunç Önateş came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 25 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mehmet Ali Tanman made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 31st minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Ali Tanman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehmet Ali Tanman having to make a save. After a rather tough play, DARK HARBOR's Onuralp Sezgi got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Gwidon Maziarz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ertunç Önateş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind DARK HARBOR's goalkeeper Mehmet Ali Tanman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fausto Cresencio during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fausto Cresencio hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ertunç Önateş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. DARK HARBOR's Mehmet Ali Tanman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 68th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Fausto Cresencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehmet Ali Tanman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Loren Roy's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Loren Roy helped the player get up and apologised. Mehmet Ali Tanman went to the wrong direction when Daniel Zorita was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Gwidon Maziarz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Ertunç Önateş tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Ali Tanman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, DARK HARBOR's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Mehmet Ali Tanman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ertunç Önateş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Agustín Saelices was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Ali Tanman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mehmet Ali Tanman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of DARK HARBOR were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Ecuador side.