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NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Navigatii Bacău was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Illés Pucheli to maneuver through the defense. When Felix Montes fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Felix Montes a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Navigatii Bacău booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Brun came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Papo Roach came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Blas Brun in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Papo Roach having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play forced Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Papo Roach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Blas Brun sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Navigatii Bacău was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Illés Pucheli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Papo Roach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Navigatii Bacău's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Papo Roach came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Papo Roach, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Papo Roach in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Papo Roach having to interfere. In the 73rd match minute, Navigatii Bacău was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Illés Pucheli to maneuver through the defense. Papo Roach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 73rd minute of play. After 75 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. 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 79th minute. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Papo Roach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Papo Roach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. 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.