Challenge

Avanak Avni Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 5th minute of play forced AvanakAvni's goalkeeper 任战辰 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, AvanakAvni's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but 任战辰 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of AvanakAvni booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 14 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Atilla Tarkan Üster who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Atilla Tarkan Üster almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. 任战辰 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, AvanakAvni's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but 任战辰 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rıza Sarim got free with Julio Vera in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 任战辰. 任战辰 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bud Weiser in the 30th minute of the match. Bud Weiser recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 任战辰 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 40th minute. After a rather tough play, AvanakAvni's Mostafa Mohamed got a free kick in the 41st minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mostafa Mohamed to strike the kick off in the second half. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Bud Weiser left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AvanakAvni fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 58th minute, Rıza Sarim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Chukwufumnanya Faso'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 69th minute of play. Baturay Çetinoz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rıza Sarim kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Mostafa Mohamed hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. AvanakAvni's 任战辰 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save AvanakAvni from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Rıza Sarim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Rıza Sarim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mostafa Mohamed hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AvanakAvni throughout the match.