Challenge

Gheorghe Hagi Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonard Aanuţei kicked off to start the match. After 7 played minutes FC Buzău got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Cornoiu. Luz Tejedor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gheorghe Baldovin. FC Buzău's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A throw-in in the 12th minute of the game was made by Lucian Dejeu with Leonard Aanuţei as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 13 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonard Aanuţei. Peru's Rolando Noboa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Peru from getting a goal against them. Gheorghe Baldovin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 20th minute of the match. Gheorghe Baldovin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes FC Buzău got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Dejeu. Gheorghe Baldovin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 24th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Efraim Gilabert. 36 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonard Aanuţei. Peru's Eliseo Mina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lucian Dejeu in the 37 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 39th minute of play forced FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peru's Rolando Noboa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Peru from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Peru's Julian Murillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gheorghe Baldovin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gheorghe Baldovin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Murillo to make the kick off. Luz Tejedor might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gheorghe Baldovin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luz Tejedor ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luz Tejedor got free with Gheorghe Baldovin in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Aanuţei in the 54th minute of play. In the 59th minute Eliseo Mina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Mina in the 59th minute of play forced FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Emmanuel Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the game, Avram Elenescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Rolando Noboa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, FC Buzău's Augustin Cernat got a free kick in the 70th minute. 72 minutes in the game, Luz Tejedor dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The audience was convinced that Julian Murillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gheorghe Baldovin was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 79th minute, Luz Tejedor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Traian Balaban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Noboa was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, Emil Strugure had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emil Strugure was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Many of Peru's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Peru may have spent more time on the ball, but FC Buzău were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.