Challenge

Arena Zimbrilor
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Narcis Dragalina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Venezuela's Tomas Illescas to fire away a dangerous shot which Ernest Cazimir despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Narcis Dragalina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nicodim Codrea came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Simared -MM- 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 Nicodim Codrea couldn't finish the play. Ernest Cazimir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 25th minute of the match. Nicodim Codreas short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Narcis Dragalina sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, Gheorghe Şerbănoiu made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 46th minute of play.

Virgil Dulgherescu hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, Narcis Dragalina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Narcis Dragalina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After having played for 62 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Narcis Dragalina's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Simared -MM-'s zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Cazimir 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. Simared -MM- made a substitution. Silviu Miron replaced Constantin Udubaşa. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Simared -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd minute, Gheorghe Şerbănoiu 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 87 played minutes Simared -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Narcis Dragalina. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Ernest Enoaia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simared -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ernest Enoaia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Simared -MM- the free kick. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Simared -MM- walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.