Challenge

Karşıyaka Stadyumu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Fernandino kicked off to start the match. Luis Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Edson Nascimento recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ricardo Zorita. Edson Nascimento showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. KARŞIYAKA's Emre Kurtuluş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Fernandino in the 17th minute of play. After 23rd play minutes Onur Övünç shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Ricardo Zorita and just under the crossbar into goal. Marco Tamayo charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Tamayo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Marco Tamayo got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Onur Övünç hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Shen Xun came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Jesus Carvallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, KARŞIYAKA's Ricardo Zorita threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edson Nascimento, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Edson Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita got control of the ball when Shen Xun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardo Zorita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shen Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edson Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edson Nascimento to make the kick off. Alp Esentürk made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Furkan Aktan. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edson Nascimento in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Zorita saved El Salvador from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edson Nascimento in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Zorita saved El Salvador from getting behind. Onur Övünç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Onur Övünç sped through El Salvador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. Onur Övünç hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shen Xun, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 74th minute Onur Övünç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Övünç in the 74th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Nascimento in the 78th minute of play. The goalkeeper, Emre Kurtuluş, was totally fooled by El Salvador's Mateo Leguizamo, who 80 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 84 minutes into the game, Shen Xun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. El Salvador's Moises Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edson Nascimento scored 5-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. KARŞIYAKA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.