Challenge

Balan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) JUNIOR 2012's Traian Pușcașu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abram Luque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Sebastian Minulescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abram Luque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Minulescu having to interfere. Sebastian Minulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 9th minute of play. Dan Pintilie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ricardo Zorita having to make a save. Sebastian Minulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Fernandino in the 26th minute of play. El Salvador were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after JUNIOR 2012's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mateo Leguizamo took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Mateo Leguizamo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sebastian Minulescu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Traian Pușcașu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ricardo Zorita firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Fernandino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Minulescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Moises Fernandino made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Minulescu. JUNIOR 2012's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ionuț Nedelcu during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, JUNIOR 2012's Ionuț Nedelcu got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute Moises Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Minulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abram Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moises Fernandino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Abram Luque came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the El Salvador 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 Abram Luque couldn't finish the play. Abram Luque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute Flavius Nechifor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. JUNIOR 2012's Cătălin Nicolau was substituted for Traian Pușcașu. 57 minutes in the game Dinu Murgoci did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Flavius Nechifor. If Cătălin Nicolau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 63 minutes into the game, Flavius Nechifor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ricardo Zorita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sebastian Minulescu came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by El Salvador's Moises Fernandino. But to his dismay, Moises Fernandino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 75th minute, Abram Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 minutes, Moises Fernandino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the JUNIOR 2012 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th minute, Moises Fernandino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentino Ferrant to maneuver through the defense. Abram Luque recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. JUNIOR 2012's Sebastian Minulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save JUNIOR 2012 from getting a goal against them. Dinu Murgoci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Cătălin Nicolau 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Cătălin Nicolau managed to get in a good position for a shot. JUNIOR 2012's supporters rose to their feet, but Cătălin Nicolau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Although JUNIOR 2012 had been in control for most of the match, El Salvador still came away with the win.