Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iacob Drăgoescu started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugur Hurezan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aurelian Hidiș made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. After 10 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pär Rolfsson who took care of the corner kick. Old Boys's Pär Rolfsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Old Boys's Flavius Nebunu got a free kick in the 12th minute. Flavius Nebunu's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flavius Nebunu helped the player get up and apologised. Flavius Nebunu kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Agustín Saelices reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aurelian Hidiș. The goal made the score 1-0. Old Boys's Aurelian Hidiș proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Old Boys from getting a goal against them. Old Boys's Aurelian Hidiș proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Old Boys from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the match, Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Aurelian Hidiș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Old Boys's goalie prevented a goal. Old Boys's Aurelian Hidiș proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Old Boys from getting a goal against them. Aurelian Hidiș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Aurelian Hidiș made a huge save. Mugur Hurezan hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Aurelian Hidiș made a huge save. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gelu Feraru, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 50th minute of play forced Old Boys's goalkeeper Aurelian Hidiș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Iacob Drăgoescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Aurelian Hidiș tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iacob Drăgoescu. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Ecuador 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Gelu Feraru managed to get in a good position for a shot. Old Boys's supporters rose to their feet, but Gelu Feraru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gelu Feraru in the 81st minute of play. Agustín Saelices's late challenge caught a Old Boys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Agustín Saelices helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th minute, Flavius Nebunu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Old Boys's Pär Rolfsson got a free kick in the 89th minute. Panait Groza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aurelian Hidiș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Aurelian Hidiș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.