Challenge

o3 Arena
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. After 4 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvin Skålberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edvin Skålberg 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 10th minute. In the 17th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Ozon Fc's Zumar Goyanes got a free kick in the 22nd minute. When Şenol Erçelik fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ozon Fc's protests and gave Şenol Erçelik a yellow card for diving instead. Orhun Tümkan charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orhun Tümkan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, Ozon Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orhun Tümkan to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Asım Suat in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Julio Vera was a little too slow when Zumar Goyanes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 36th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Skålberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Sufi Akdemir kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Asım Suat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Şenol Erçelik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 57th 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 Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. In the 59th minute, Zumar Goyanes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Skålberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute of the match, Luis Andino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edvin Skålberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 74th minute, Cristian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edvin Skålberg. The goal made the score 2-3. In the 77th minute, Agustín Saelices 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. After 83 played minutes Ozon Fc got a freekick which was hit by Kuddusî Erdemli. After a rather tough play, Ozon Fc's Semi Akdoruk got a free kick in the 86th minute. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Edvin Skålberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Edvin Skålberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 89th minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Ozon Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Efe Bedük didn't get a good kick on the ball. Semi Akdoruk charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Semi Akdoruk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Semi Akdoruk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ozon Fc.