Challenge

ALYA SANCAR ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yüksel Çelikhan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luis Andino took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gong Cheng Yu. Gong Cheng Yu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gong Cheng Yu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 11th minute of the match. 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. 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 17th minute of play. ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play. Gong Cheng Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th 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. Yüksel Çelikhan walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yüksel Çelikhan in the 36th minute of the match. Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 39th minute of play forced ALYA FC's goalkeeper Gong Cheng Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Luis Andino fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Luis Andino a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ALYA FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Fazıl Canalp in the 44th minute really tested Julio Vera's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 45 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yüksel Çelikhan. In the 46th minute, Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu 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: 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 52nd 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. In the 54th minute Ahmet Arif Ceberut 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. In the 55th minute ALYA FC were awarded a corner. Ahmet Arif Ceberut went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 56th minute, Cristian Sancho 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 Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Ahmet Arif Ceberut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yüksel Çelikhan in the 67th minute of play. After 73 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. ALYA FC made a substitution. Paşa Ali Tecelli replaced Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu. ALYA FC made a substitution. Mutlu Hüryaşar replaced Miklós Kolozsvári. 77 minutes into the match, ALYA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Gong Cheng Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 85 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gong Cheng Yu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 88th 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. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paşa Ali Tecelli in the 89th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.