Challenge

Rasnita
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute of the match Rasnita got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Horaţiu Chelbea ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Rasnita's corner Dorel Vintilescu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Luis Andino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavius Ferenț having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Rasnita's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Flavius Ferenț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavius Ferenț was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 35th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavius Ferenț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute of the match Rasnita got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Horaţiu Chelbea ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 46thth minute of the game Alex Cunea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Cunea made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavius Ferenț breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 68th minute of play forced Rasnita's goalkeeper Flavius Ferenț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alex Cunea fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rasnita's protests and gave Alex Cunea a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes Rasnita got a freekick which was hit by Alex Cunea. 74 minutes into the game, Valer Fecioru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rasnita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Rasnita:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. When Rasnita's Alex Cunea in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Flavius Ferenț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 81st minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Luis Andino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavius Ferenț was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After a rather tough play, Rasnita's Valer Fecioru got a free kick in the 84th minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Toacsen came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Sebastian Toacsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 95 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flavius Ferenț. Rasnita's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rasnita.