Challenge

ALYA SANCAR ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yüksel Çelikhan kicked off to start the match. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yüksel Çelikhan in the 8th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Yüksel Çelikhan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 1-0 in the 17 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play forced ALYA FC's goalkeeper Gong Cheng Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gong Cheng Yu 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 25th minute. After some careless play in the ALYA FC defense, Felix Montes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gong Cheng Yu. The ALYA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gong Cheng Yu should have stopped the shot. Agustín Saelices's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gong Cheng Yu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Gong Cheng Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes ALYA FC'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. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montenegro getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 40th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gong Cheng Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gong Cheng Yu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 45th minute of the match. After the first half Ecuador were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Seyfettin Berksu took the ball and in the 50 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Gong Cheng Yu in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save ALYA FC from getting a goal against them. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after ALYA FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Gong Cheng Yu in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yüksel Çelikhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute Yüksel Çelikhan 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. 69 minutes into the match, ALYA FC's goalkeeper Gong Cheng Yu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Gong Cheng Yu made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yüksel Çelikhan in the 74th minute of the match. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ALYA FC's goalie and right to Felix Montenegro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ALYA FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 83 minutes into the match, ALYA FC's goalkeeper Gong Cheng Yu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Gong Cheng Yu made a huge save. Luis Andino might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gong Cheng Yu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Andino ran back to his position shaking his head. ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save ALYA FC from getting a goal against them. After 92 played minutes ALYA FC got a freekick which was hit by Umut Canal. In the 94th match minute, ALYA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Umut Canal to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.