Challenge

Florea Dumitrache
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of Ecuador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LIVERPOOL FC:s goal. In the 3rd minute of the game, LIVERPOOL FC got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. In the 10th minute, Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LIVERPOOL FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. LIVERPOOL FC's Qian Ying Lang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin got free with Julio Vera in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 19 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qian Ying Lang was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 34th minute of play forced LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper Qian Ying Lang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurel Corlățean got free with Julio Vera in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 39 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Svetlan Voynski who took care of the corner kick. Svetlan Voynski made a great header on LIVERPOOL FC's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Qian Ying Lang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

A collision led to LIVERPOOL FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin hit a great ball. With a little luck, LIVERPOOL FC's Qian Ying Lang got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Qian Ying Lang came out and tried to block the shot, but Felix Montenegro slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LIVERPOOL FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin in the 59th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Qian Ying Lang in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Qian Ying Lang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. LIVERPOOL FC's Jacek Majusiak was substituted for Aurel Corlățean. LIVERPOOL FC made a substitution. Liviu Rada replaced Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin. LIVERPOOL FC's Jacek Majusiak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Camilo Gisbert in the 77 minute of the game. When Jacek Majusiak came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the LIVERPOOL FC 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 Jacek Majusiak couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Liviu Rada in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Qian Ying Lang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jim Björkkvist during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 95 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qian Ying Lang. LIVERPOOL FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. Ecuador were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.