Challenge

Ömerhanlı Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ünsal Palabıyık took the kick off in the first half of the match. Daniel Canto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th match minute, Gunde Omaro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eşref Budak to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Canto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Canto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of play. Gunde Omaro FC's Daniel Canto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 13th minute of play. A very nice done corner allowed Felix Montenegro to score against Daniel Canto in Gunde Omaro FC's goal. 0-1 after 15 minutes. Daniel Canto 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 20th minute. Gunde Omaro FC's Daniel Canto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of play forced Gunde Omaro FC's goalkeeper Daniel Canto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 34 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Canto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 40th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. Gunde Omaro FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Cristian Sancho scored to the left of an out of position Daniel Canto, making the score, 1-2. 56 minutes into the match, Gunde Omaro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Daniel Canto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celal Suer in the 64th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 played minutes Gunde Omaro FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Ozan Sayılgan. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 70th minute. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Daniel Canto in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Daniel Canto in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celal Suer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th 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. 84 minutes into the match, Gunde Omaro FC's goalkeeper Daniel Canto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Daniel Canto made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. If Ünsal Palabıyık had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gunde Omaro FC's Daniel Canto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 90th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Ünsal Palabıyık stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Ünsal Palabıyık tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Canto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ünsal Palabıyık in the 95th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gunde Omaro FC throughout the match.