Challenge

Nanov Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Costel Gugulanu kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Costel Gugulanu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 董瑜弘 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 6th minute. In the 11th minute, Dacian Lupescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 董瑜弘 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 13th minute of play forced Nanov fc's goalkeeper 董瑜弘 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Nanov fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Luis Andino at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Nanov fc. 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Nanov fc's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but 董瑜弘 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 董瑜弘 came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 22 played minutes Nanov fc got a freekick which was hit by Horea Lăzăroiu. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. 董瑜弘 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 30 minutes, Horea Lăzăroiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nanov fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horea Lăzăroiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Benedykt Gorzkiewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 董瑜弘 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 董瑜弘 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The Nanov fc players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Nanov fc's Nae Tunar got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Lăzăroiu in the 59th minute of play. 董瑜弘 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Eliodor Bălan hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 董瑜弘 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 66th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Nanov fc's 董瑜弘. 董瑜弘 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with 董瑜弘 in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 董瑜弘. That made the score 0-5 after 75 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Nanov fc's Nae Tunar got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th 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. 董瑜弘 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luis Andino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Felix Hosu hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but 董瑜弘 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. 董瑜弘 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 董瑜弘 having to interfere. Ecuador played a much better game than Nanov fc and deserved their victory. The Nanov fc players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.