Challenge

KENAN YAŞAR STADYUMU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sandrinho Torres got the match started through his kick off. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Osman Nuri Önen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Osman Nuri Önen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind BELİZE CK's goalkeeper Songurbey Ulutaş, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 18th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. BELİZE CK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ecuador's Luis Andino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Songurbey Ulutaş in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 20th minute, Yu Xiang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Songurbey Ulutaş read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Szczepan Hajder who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by BELİZE CK'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. A collision led to BELİZE CK getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Daniel Haeger hit a great ball. After 38 minutes BELİZE CK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Songurbey Ulutaş didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Osman Nuri Önen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandrinho Torres in the 52nd minute of play. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandrinho Torres in the 59th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Songurbey Ulutaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by BELİZE CK'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 ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BELİZE CK's Songurbey Ulutaş did a great save. Songurbey Ulutaş was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 70 minute of play. Daniel Zorita who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Songurbey Ulutaş when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, BELİZE CK's Szczepan Hajder got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Sandrinho Torres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camilo Gisbert during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Songurbey Ulutaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. A collision led to BELİZE CK getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Battal Seyyit Akgüngör hit a great ball. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.