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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patric Bierhoff in the 4th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavuz Selimhan Gulson having to interfere. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patric Bierhoff in the 7th minute. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Nazil Sağlamtürk tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Guaberto Ihintza fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC KALELİ's protests and gave Guaberto Ihintza a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC KALELİ's Guaberto Ihintza got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yavuz Selimhan Gulson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patric Bierhoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Yavuz Selimhan Gulson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavuz Selimhan Gulson having to interfere. After having played for 23 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, FC KALELİ's Nazil Sağlamtürk got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Yavuz Selimhan Gulson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patric Bierhoff in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute Patric Bierhoff 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. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patric Bierhoff in the 37th minute of play. Yavuz Selimhan Gulson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arturo Filippini during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Patric Bierhoff reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patric Bierhoff in the 56th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the game, Marquinhos Fraco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC KALELİ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patric Bierhoff in the 73rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yavuz Selimhan Gulson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Yavuz Selimhan Gulson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some careless play in the FC KALELİ defense, Felix Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yavuz Selimhan Gulson. The FC KALELİ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yavuz Selimhan Gulson should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute, one of Ecuador:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ecuador. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Arturo Filippini put in a rough tackle. 92 minutes into the game, one of FC KALELİ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Daniel Zorita shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ecuador played a much better game than FC KALELİ and deserved their victory. The FC KALELİ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.