Challenge

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC ciufulici's Lucrețiu Oroian started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Marius Rusu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when George Giurcă sent off a good shot on target. In the 9th minute, Edgar Vlas made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Marius Rusu 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 12th minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Oroian in the 18th minute of the match. Marius Rusu 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 19th minute. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Vlas in the 26th minute. Edgar Vlas came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Julio Vera could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Marius Rusu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lucrețiu Oroian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marius Rusu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes, Edgar Comarnescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC ciufulici and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when FC ciufulici was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Comarnescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dacian Jecu during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dacian Jecu kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Marius Rusu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 61 minutes of play, FC ciufulici's Lucrețiu Oroian made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Marius Rusu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agustín Saelices. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marius Rusu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Rusu having to interfere. In the 73rd 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. 74 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Oroian came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when FC ciufulici was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Vlas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, FC ciufulici's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Marius Rusu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dacian Jecu hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Oroian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Oroian in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edgar Vlas was slow to take the kick. During this time FC ciufulici's players had a chance to rest. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. FC ciufulici were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.