Challenge

ALYA SANCAR ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The referee felt a red card was in order, 4 minutes into the game, when Agustín Saelices put in a rough tackle. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Arif Ceberut was slow to take the kick. During this time ALYA FC's players had a chance to rest. Seyfettin Berksu made a great header on ALYA FC's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gong Cheng Yu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 25 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Sebastián Puig in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gong Cheng Yu quite easily take care of the ball. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in ALYA FC's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gong Cheng Yu came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Cristian Sancho made the kick off in the second half. Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yüksel Çelikhan in the 52nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 59 minutes, Seyfettin Berksu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALYA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Seyfettin Berksu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Gong Cheng Yu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gong Cheng Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gong Cheng Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Seyfettin Berksu came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yüksel Çelikhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gong Cheng Yu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ALYA FC made a substitution. Octavio Truylos replaced Ahmet Arif Ceberut. ALYA FC made a substitution. Paşa Ali Tecelli replaced Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu. Gong Cheng Yu 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 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Yüksel Çelikhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALYA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Truylos in the 90th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 95th minute Paşa Ali Tecelli 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. Despite being the better team, Ecuador failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.