Ekinözü Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Semail Ercan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4thth minute of the game Semail Ercan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Battal Seyyit Bedel having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Semail Ercan in the 8th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semail Ercan in the 10th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Semail Ercan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Semail Ercan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Pelliccia in the 14th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kurfalı SK's Battal Seyyit Bedel. Battal Seyyit Bedel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute, Felix Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Battal Seyyit Bedel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Kurfalı SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolga Oğuralp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Battal Seyyit Bedel 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 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 26th minute of play forced Kurfalı SK's goalkeeper Battal Seyyit Bedel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kurfalı SK's goalkeeper Battal Seyyit Bedel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 32 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. After a rather tough play, Kurfalı SK's Kia Irwansyah got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kurfalı SK's goalkeeper Battal Seyyit Bedel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Battal Seyyit Bedel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurfalı SK's Battal Seyyit Bedel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 41st minute of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Edoardo Pelliccia sent off a good shot on target. The Kurfalı SK fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when Kurfalı SK's Semail Ercan 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.
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. The supporters of Kurfalı SK booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Semail Ercan in the 54th 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. The audience was convinced that Semail Ercan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 61st minute. Battal Seyyit Bedel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 65th minute. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Battal Seyyit Bedel came out and tried to block the shot, but Daniel Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 65th minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Semail Ercan's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Battal Seyyit Bedel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Kurfalı SK booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Battal Seyyit Bedel in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the game, Edoardo Pelliccia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Battal Seyyit Bedel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustín Saelices in the 87th minute. In the 91stth minute of the game Semail Ercan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Battal Seyyit Bedel in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Semail Ercan in the 96th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Ecuador supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ecuador would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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