Challenge

Mühendisbey Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Björn Gernberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of the match. Björn Gernberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Mühendisbey's Björn Gernberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 15th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 18th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho suffered a concussion in the 26th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 26 minutes into the game, Erdinç Eryiğit was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mühendisbey's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. In the 27th match minute, Mühendisbey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erdinç Eryiğit to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 28th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mühendisbey. In the 32nd minute Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu 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. 35 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Mühendisbey's Björn Gernberg. Björn Gernberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 38 minutes of play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Björn Gernberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Diego Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Björn Gernberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 57 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Björn Gernberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Mühendisbey's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Mühendisbey'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. Mühendisbey's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a little luck, Mühendisbey's Björn Gernberg got control of the ball when Diego Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mühendisbey's Erdinç Eryiğit quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felix Montenegro, made in the 67th minute of the game. With a little luck, Mühendisbey's Björn Gernberg got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Björn Gernberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. 74 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Luis Andino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Björn Gernberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mühendisbey's Björn Gernberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Mühendisbey from getting a goal against them. Björn Gernberg was a little too slow when Diego Mancebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 0-7. 92 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Diego Mancebo. Nazım Karahan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.