Challenge

Buffalo Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Benitez in the 2nd minute of play. A collision led to Buffalo Timişoara getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dorin Oravițan hit a great ball. Hunor Csapó made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of play. The corner ended in Cristian Sancho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Hunor Csapó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Buffalo Timişoara's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. Buffalo Timişoara's Hunor Csapó played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franky Ooms. Ignacy Cerocki kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Hunor Csapó showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hunor Csapó having to interfere. Hunor Csapó made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Hunor Csapó. Buffalo Timişoara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franky Ooms in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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 Franky Ooms to make the kick off. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franky Ooms, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 52nd 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. The audience was convinced that Franky Ooms's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Buffalo Timişoara's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Orhan Ortanca in the 55th minute. After taking down the ball on Buffalo Timişoara's corner Orhan Ortanca fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franky Ooms in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 67 played minutes Buffalo Timişoara got a freekick which was hit by Wawrzyniec Pysz. In the 68th match minute, Buffalo Timişoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wawrzyniec Pysz to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 71 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right 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 Augusto Benitez in the 75th minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Benitez in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Timişoara's Călin Borogeanu got a free kick in the 77th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Benitez in the 79th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Zbora in the 85th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Voicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 91st minute, Valentin Voicu made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Benitez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.