Challenge

SEBA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) DARK HARBOR's Nils-Erik Malm started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Gwidon Maziarz sent off a good shot on target. Mehmet Ali Tanman 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 5th minute. After 6 minutes DARK HARBOR'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that DARK HARBOR's Mehmet Ali Tanman managed to reach the ball for a save. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehmet Ali Tanman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 10th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, DARK HARBOR's Horacio Cordeiro got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 13th minute of play forced DARK HARBOR's goalkeeper Mehmet Ali Tanman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Ali Tanman 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 15th minute. In the 16th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montenegro getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ertunç Önateş in the 25th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes DARK HARBOR'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 38th match minute, DARK HARBOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loren Roy to maneuver through the defense. Felix Montes's late challenge caught a DARK HARBOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montes helped the player get up and apologised. 42 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Agustín Saelices struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Mehmet Ali Tanman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Mehmet Ali Tanman in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 65 minutes DARK HARBOR'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. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 69th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. Mehmet Ali Tanman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camilo Gisbert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th match minute, DARK HARBOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Cresencio to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Mehmet Ali Tanman managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Ecuador's Felix Montes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Felix Montes had several of the DARK HARBOR's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 83 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Mehmet Ali Tanman as he didn't even see the shot coming. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Ali Tanman having to interfere. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by DARK HARBOR's Nils-Erik Malm. But to his dismay, Nils-Erik Malm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 92nd minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mehmet Ali Tanman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. DARK HARBOR succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ecuador had controlled the match.