Challenge

Ziya Özçakır Stadyum
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Aykut Zihni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 5th minute of play forced H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Bilge Tokyürek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes H E P T A N FC'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. It was a well-played corner which Felix Montenegro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 10th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Bilge Tokyürek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Arif Bilge Tokyürek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, H E P T A N FC's Yu Xi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arif Bilge Tokyürek. H E P T A N FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Arif Bilge Tokyürek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of the match. Arif Bilge Tokyürek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 32nd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Arif Bilge Tokyürek. H E P T A N FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 35th minute of play forced H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murat Akpınar got free with Julio Vera in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute, Gürsel Küdüs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Yu Xi made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, H E P T A N FC's Arif Bilge Tokyürek got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Arif Bilge Tokyürek in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Xi in the 61st minute of play. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Arif Bilge Tokyürek in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aykut Zihni charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aykut Zihni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aykut Zihni kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Yu Xi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The H E P T A N FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Xi in the 76th minute of play. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arif Bilge Tokyürek could save by the left post. Arif Bilge Tokyürek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after H E P T A N FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Felix Montes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arif Bilge Tokyürek quite easily take care of the ball. 88 minutes into the match, H E P T A N FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Arif Bilge Tokyürek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when H E P T A N FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aykut Zihni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Bilge Tokyürek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 94th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, H E P T A N FC could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.