Challenge

FC.Braila-Chercea
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Aron Sasu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benito Sanz, 1-0. In the 11th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Alcocer to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Costa Rica's zone, Jorge Bitxintxo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Sanz came out of the goal and Jorge Bitxintxo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute, Aaron Alcocer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teodor Zegreanu struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodor Zegreanu in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nichifor Ignea scored 2-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the game, Jorge Bitxintxo lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Benito Sanz. Aron Sasu scored 4-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jorge Bitxintxo took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Benito Sanz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aron Sasu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 6-0 in the 40 minute of play. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jorge Bitxintxo made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Efrain Moruga during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 52 minutes into the game, one of Costa Rica:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA a penalty, 53 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jorge Bitxintxo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. 7-0. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Aron Sasu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot. Aaron Alcocer kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Jorge Bitxintxo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Moruga. After 64 minutes of play, FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's Jorge Bitxintxo made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67thth minute of the game Jorge Bitxintxo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Costa Rica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA:s goal. Jorge Bitxintxo shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Aron Sasu took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. The audience was convinced that Teodor Zegreanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the game, FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's Nichifor Ignea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. If Nichifor Ignea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodor Zegreanu in the 87th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Bitxintxo in the 88th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's Basarab Tiberian pulled a muscle in his back after 90 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Alan Moruga got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 13-0 became the score in the 93rd minute when Jorge Bitxintxo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Jorge Bitxintxo came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA 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 Jorge Bitxintxo couldn't finish the play. Teodor Zegreanu scored 14-0 in the 100th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.