Challenge

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Manea, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Colombia:s Pedro Manzanares showed great skill when he stopped Martin Crușeveanu:s penalty. 16 minutes into the match, FC Politehnica Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Isac Hojbota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Axel Montenegro hit a great ball. Ernest Manea struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Politehnica Timisoara. In the 27th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Hojbota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Manea in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Olimpiu Rizea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Politehnica Timisoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vali Maghiar in the 40th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Manea in the 45th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 57th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Rizea in the 59th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Politehnica Timisoara's Olimpiu Rizea. But to his dismay, Olimpiu Rizea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Rizea in the 65th minute of the match. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Abram Secada in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Isac Hojbota, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alin Moșanu hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Kevin Mastache struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Isac Hojbota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Rizea in the 79th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Politehnica Timisoara getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Fan Wen Nan hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute of the match, Abram Secada got a very nice opportunity to score, but Isac Hojbota was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ignacio Mastache had several of the FC Politehnica Timisoara's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 82 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Isac Hojbota as he didn't even see the shot coming. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Crușeveanu in the 86th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Crușeveanu came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isac Hojbota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Secada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC Politehnica Timisoara fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when FC Politehnica Timisoara's Olimpiu Rizea looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.