Challenge

Beşiktaş Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mahir Birhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Mahir Birhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahir Birhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of the match. Mahir Birhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 28th minute of play forced Erzincan FK's goalkeeper Mahir Birhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahir Birhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulhamit Akbel in the 30th minute of the match. Erzincan FK's Mahir Birhan 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 into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Erzincan FK's Mahir Birhan. Mahir Birhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luis Andino struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Mahir Birhan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Şenel Barbaros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Erzincan FK's Diguinho Botelho got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulhamit Akbel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahir Birhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 57th minute. The supporters of Erzincan FK booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Mahir Birhan made a huge save. Diguinho Botelho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Mustafa Ali Cebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulhamit Akbel in the 79th minute of the match. Mahir Birhan made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Luis Andino sent off a good shot on target. 86 minutes into the match, Şenel Barbaros notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th match minute, Erzincan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rıdvan Yılmaz to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mahir Birhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Mustafa Ali Cebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.