Challenge

Bozok 66 Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. After a rather tough play, ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Mehmet Efe Semim got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mustafa Birol Özdil showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Mustafa Birol Özdil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. A collision led to ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Balaban Felek hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mustafa Birol Özdil narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Enginalp Seyyid took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Julio Vera to make any attempt to save it. Mustafa Birol Özdil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Mustafa Birol Özdil. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mustafa Birol Özdil read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s goalie and right to Luis Andino. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s goalkeeper Mustafa Birol Özdil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A very nice done corner allowed Luis Andino to score against Mustafa Birol Özdil in ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s goal. 1-2 after 39 minutes. In the 41st minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 43rd minute of play forced ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s goalkeeper Mustafa Birol Özdil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mustafa Birol Özdil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When Enginalp Seyyid came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ 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 Enginalp Seyyid couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 54th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 55th minute, but Mustafa Birol Özdil got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ hanging dry this time. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mustafa Birol Özdil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 63rd minute of play. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mustafa Birol Özdil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the game, Balaban Felek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. A collision led to ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Balaban Felek hit a great ball. Enginalp Seyyid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olcay Şahbey kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. 81 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Mustafa Birol Özdil. Mustafa Birol Özdil was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 88 minutes of play, Ecuador's Luis Andino made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mustafa Birol Özdil was left in no man's land by his defense there! Olcay Şahbey kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Mehmet Efe Semim hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Birol Özdil having to interfere. Ecuador played a much better game than ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ and deserved their victory. The ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.