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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Constantin Bădila kicked off to start the match. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Luis Andino came up free with the goalie in the 7th 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 Luis Andino couldn't finish the play. When Mihai Musta fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s protests and gave Mihai Musta a yellow card for diving instead. Petruț Arapașu had in the 10thth minute some difficulties stopping Daniel Zorita's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantin Bădila in the 11th minute of the match. A collision led to ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Mihai Musta hit a great ball. Petruț Arapașu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Montenegro went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Petruț Arapașu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Petruț Arapașu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantin Bădila in the 34th minute of play. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Constantin Bădila sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. In the 42nd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petruț Arapașu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Bociort didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petruț Arapașu made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Petruț Arapașu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 52 minute of play. After 56 played minutes ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Bociort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 57th minute of play forced ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 minutes ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Petruț Arapașu made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Petruț Arapașu. The goal made the score 1-6. After 64 minutes, Vlad Jugănaru mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Jugănaru. 67 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Petruț Arapașu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 75 minutes into the match, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Petruț Arapașu made a huge save. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s Petruț Arapașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 79th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Daniel Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Petruț Arapașu. That made the score 1-8 after 80 minutes of play. Constantin Bădila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 86th minute of play forced ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 87th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalie and right to Felix Montes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Petruț Arapașu made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantin Bădila in the 92nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Petruț Arapașu. The goal made the score 1-9.