Challenge

ULTRA VIOLA ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Constantin Bădila got the match started through his kick off. When Leontin Hârtopanu came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ 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 Leontin Hârtopanu couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Constantin Bădila in the 13th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigore Bădilescu got free with Julio Vera in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Bociort during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Bociort didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 26th minute of play forced ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goalkeeper Petruț Arapașu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th 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. After some careless play in the ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Petruț Arapașu. The ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Petruț Arapașu should have stopped the shot. Petruț Arapașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Constantin Bădila sent off a good shot on target. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petruț Arapașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 41st minute of play. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Petruț Arapașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 54th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, ★POLI★™★VIOLA★'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Petruț Arapașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Petruț Arapașu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontin Hârtopanu in the 71st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petruț Arapașu made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Luis Andino sent off a good shot on target. If Grigore Bădilescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigore Bădilescu in the 84th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93rd play minutes Daniel Zorita shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Petruț Arapașu and just under the crossbar into goal. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ★POLI★™★VIOLA★ throughout the match.