Challenge

Arena Zimbrilor
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Cazimir was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Narcis Dragalina in the 14th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gheorghe Şerbănoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Simared -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicodim Codrea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernest Cazimir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernest Cazimir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Cazimir having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ernest Cazimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernest Cazimir having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Sebastián Puig in the 44th minute of play forced Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nicodim Codrea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Simared -MM- getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Narcis Dragalina hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Narcis Dragalina made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mugurel Botescu during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Simared -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mugurel Botescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Cazimir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Simared -MM-'s zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Cazimir came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Antonio Arias hit a great ball. In the 66th minute of the match Constantin Udubaşa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Simared -MM- from getting a goal against them. After having played for 77 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Enoaia was substituted for Dumitru Miron. After 81 minutes, Eusebiu Măgură mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simared -MM- and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Simared -MM- getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Eusebiu Măgură hit a great ball. A collision led to Simared -MM- getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ernest Enoaia hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Ernest Cazimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ernest Cazimir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.