Challenge

Cozbertaia
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 曾钢宁 started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Felix Montes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Mușetescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FC U Cluj-N's Remus Turcu got a free kick in the 5th minute. Mircea Calboreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when 曾钢宁 came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC U Cluj-N's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. In the 17th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mircea Calboreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. Filip Trifan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from A.J. Teleagă, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mircea Calboreanu having to interfere. In the 35th minute A.J. Teleagă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when 曾钢宁 scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 2-0. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曾钢宁, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC U Cluj-N booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute, Filip Trifan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from A.J. Teleagă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mircea Calboreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 53rd minute of play. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 55th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute A.J. Teleagă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC U Cluj-N getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. 曾钢宁 hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Mircea Calboreanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Mircea Calboreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Mircea Calboreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 78th minute. FC U Cluj-N's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Mircea Calboreanu, making the score, 2-1. FC U Cluj-N's Mihai Lăzăroiu was substituted for 曾钢宁. In the 84th minute Mihai Lăzăroiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihai Lăzăroiu in the 86th minute of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Mircea Calboreanu made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mircea Calboreanu was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. In the 91st minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihai Lăzăroiu in the 93rd minute of play. Mircea Calboreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 95th minute of the match. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because FC U Cluj-N had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.