Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Son Adam took the kick off in the first half of the match. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Altay Bayındır read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 5 played minutes Abraham Moon shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Ecuador's Julio Vera to catch but Abraham Moon was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Altay Bayındır. That made the score 1-1 in the 8 minute of play. Altay Bayındır made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Oğuz Çetin 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. Altay Bayındır showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of the match. Oğuz Çetin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Altay Bayındır saved SARI ZEYBEK from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in SARI ZEYBEK's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Altay Bayındır came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Son Adam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Son Adam in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuz İmren in the 41st minute of play. In the 47th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altay Bayındır saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 54th minute of play forced SARI ZEYBEK's goalkeeper Altay Bayındır to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Son Adam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. When Luis Andino fell near the penalty area in the 64th 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. In the 64th minute, Luis Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute of the match, Son Adam tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Son Adam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st 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. The referee gave SARI ZEYBEK a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Haydar Özbilir, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. 2-2. SARI ZEYBEK made a substitution. Neşat Mücip replaced Haydar Özbilir. SARI ZEYBEK made a substitution. Baybora Yaren replaced Son Adam. Altay Bayındır made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 76th minute of play. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Baybora Yaren sent off a good shot on target. Altay Bayındır showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Altay Bayındır. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. There was no doubt that Ecuador were the better team. Ecuador's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.