Challenge

Groapa Leilor
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Ivan Pencu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Guillermo Mariano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to CRAIOVA JUNIOR getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Gavril Gâfu hit a great ball. Iacob Tudorache got a throw-in 12 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Daniel Pacurar. Tomas Illescas scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dorin Păstrăv, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in CRAIOVA JUNIOR's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dorin Păstrăv came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gică Mohora during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 40 played minutes CRAIOVA JUNIOR got a freekick which was hit by Gică Mohora. A throw-in in the 44th minute of the game was made by Iacob Tudorache with Ivan Pencu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 46th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorin Păstrăv saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Pencu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Iacob Tudorache fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CRAIOVA JUNIOR's protests and gave Iacob Tudorache a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, CRAIOVA JUNIOR's Iacob Tudorache got a free kick in the 51st minute. Dorin Păstrăv made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Patricio Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dorin Păstrăv narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Dorin Păstrăv managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Daniel Pacurar in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Alex Chicote. A collision led to CRAIOVA JUNIOR getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Iacob Tudorache hit a great ball. Iacob Tudorache got a throw-in 75 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Daniel Pacurar. In the 81st minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, CRAIOVA JUNIOR's Daniel Pacurar got a free kick in the 86th minute. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dorin Păstrăv having to make a save. With a little luck, CRAIOVA JUNIOR's Dorin Păstrăv got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dorin Păstrăv made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CRAIOVA JUNIOR's Iacob Tudorache got a free kick in the 89th minute. Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got his second yellow card of the match in the 92nd minute. The referee ordered Guillermo Mariano off the ground. In the 93rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Gavril Gâfu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. The CRAIOVA JUNIOR supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Venezuela's performance. The match ended with a win for Venezuela.