Challenge

Rasnita
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Apăvăloaie came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute. Alex Cunea scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Flavius Ferenț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play. After 22 played minutes Rasnita got a freekick which was hit by Horaţiu Chelbea. Rasnita's Flavius Ferenț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 27th minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Flavius Ferenț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavius Ferenț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Rasnita's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Flavius Ferenț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Daniel Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Alex Cunea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 37th minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Flavius Ferenț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Cunea got free with Julio Vera in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alex Cunea was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Cunea came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. With a little luck, Rasnita's Flavius Ferenț got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Flavius Ferenț could save by the left post. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rasnita's goalkeeper Flavius Ferenț, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rasnita's Flavius Ferenț proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Rasnita from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Cunea, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After 79 played minutes Rasnita got a freekick which was hit by Gigel Apăvăloaie. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Cunea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rasnita's Alex Cunea got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felix Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Horaţiu Chelbea took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julio Vera. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.