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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rovine Craiova's Victor Negara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Negara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jyrki Saarelainen came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcu Vârjean who took care of the corner kick. In the 12th minute, Jyrki Saarelainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jyrki Saarelainen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Rovine Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Victor Negara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jyrki Saarelainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When Ecuador's Felix Montenegro in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rovine Craiova's goalie prevented a goal. In the 32nd minute of the match Rovine Craiova got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcu Vârjean ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Tudorică in the 34th minute of play. Jyrki Saarelainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victor Negara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 44th minute of play. Agustín Saelices charged in rather forcefully in the 49th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agustín Saelices the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcu Vârjean in the 50th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jyrki Saarelainen to make the kick off. Manole Frunză blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Jyrki Saarelainen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandru Tudorică fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manole Frunză during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Manole Frunză hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Manole Frunză 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. In the 82nd minute, Rovine Craiova's Kacper Štilić seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kacper Štilić the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rovine Craiova protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kacper Štilić had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 93 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jyrki Saarelainen came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Victor Negara, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.