Challenge

ALYA SANCAR ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yüksel Çelikhan kicked off to start the match. When Fahrettin Aşkıner fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ALYA FC's protests and gave Fahrettin Aşkıner a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gong Cheng Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gong Cheng Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 6 minutes ALYA 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. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu did a great save. Gong Cheng Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Antonio Arias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gong Cheng Yu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 27th minute, Yüksel Çelikhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Gong Cheng Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute Yüksel Çelikhan 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. Gong Cheng Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 53rd minute of play forced ALYA FC's goalkeeper Gong Cheng Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 minutes, Kacper Adamowicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALYA FC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th 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. Umut Canal kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu 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. In the 66th minute Kacper Adamowicz 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. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 80th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fazıl Canalp in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute, Mutlu Hüryaşar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mutlu Hüryaşar kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Gong Cheng Yu however easily saved by the left post. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gong Cheng Yu having to interfere. After 94 played minutes ALYA FC got a freekick which was hit by Fazıl Canalp. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gong Cheng Yu having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.