Challenge

Gheorghe Hagi Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, FC Buzău's Avram Elenescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gheorghe Baldovin saved FC Buzău from getting behind. 16 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Traian Balaban came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Strugure in the 20th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gheorghe Baldovin having to make a save. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gheorghe Baldovin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 30th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Gheorghe Baldovin. FC Buzău's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Pedro Manzanares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 38th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonard Aanuţei to make the kick off. Orlando Tafalla was extremely unlucky when he, in the 52nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avram Elenescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Lucian Dejeu made in the 62nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cătălin Arjoca immediately put the ball in play. With a little luck, FC Buzău's Gheorghe Baldovin got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gheorghe Baldovin made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of FC Buzău:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Colombia:s goal. Gheorghe Baldovin had in the 75thth minute some difficulties stopping Axel Montenegro's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Traian Balaban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Strugure in the 83rd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Balaban in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute Avram Elenescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Strugure in the 88th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Secada in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gheorghe Baldovin prevented the ball from getting in the gole.