Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Antoni Kachamakov got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ming Sheng in the 5th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Ascaso made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Shi Ming Sheng sent off a good shot on target. 15 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ming Sheng came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes Spain's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aurel Panait who took care of the corner kick. Aurel Panait made a great header on Stiinta-Univ.'s corner, it was just that Spain's Gabriel Ascaso managed to reach the ball for a save. A sloppy throw-in by Jonathan Criado in the 18th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Stiinta-Univ.'s Tomasz Gacek. Stiinta-Univ. were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Spain's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aurel Panait took the corner. Jonathan Criado made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Stiinta-Univ.'s Tomasz Gacek. Gabriel Ascaso had great luck who in the 24thth minute grab hold of the ball when Shi Ming Sheng from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. David Aranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Martin Crețu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, David Aranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Crețu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Spain's David Aranda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Crețu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Martin Crețu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Aranda in the 42nd minute of play. Shi Ming Sheng blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Ascaso having to make a save. Aurel Panait fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Stiinta-Univ. made a substitution. Okan Koc replaced Muhammet Altın. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Omar Toledo was the one to do the kick off. Martin Crețu made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Omar Toledo sent off a good shot on target. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aurel Panait's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Okan Koc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Tomasz Gacek got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gabriel Ascaso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Stiinta-Univ.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aurel Panait in the 68th minute. A nice corner shot did that Aurel Panait got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gabriel Ascaso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Martin Crețu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carles Cherro in the 69th minute. Martin Crețu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carles Cherro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 69 minute of play. In the 72nd minute Aurel Panait shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stiinta-Univ. were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Spain's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aurel Panait took the corner. The corner led Stiinta-Univ.'s Aurel Panait to fire away a dangerous shot which Gabriel Ascaso despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Carles Cherro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Martin Crețu made a huge save. When Shi Ming Sheng came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Stiinta-Univ. 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 Shi Ming Sheng couldn't finish the play. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. In the 88th minute, Sergio Ruiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Crețu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okan Koc in the 90th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Okan Koc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Okan Koc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The Stiinta-Univ. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Spain were clearly better and deserved to take the win.