Challenge

Arena Zimbrilor
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 5th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernest Cazimir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ernest Cazimir in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of play forced Simared -MM-'s goalkeeper Ernest Cazimir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Simared -MM-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Ecuador's Luis Andino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ernest Cazimir in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 18 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ernest Cazimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mugurel Botescu kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Cazimir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicodim Codrea in the 30th minute of play. Gheorghe Şerbănoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Simared -MM-'s zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Cazimir came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Simared -MM- defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernest Cazimir. The Simared -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernest Cazimir should have stopped the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Simared -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Ernest Cazimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes, Virgil Dulgherescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simared -MM- and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ernest Cazimir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Ernest Cazimir made a huge save. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ernest Cazimir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simared -MM-'s Ernest Cazimir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Simared -MM- from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernest Cazimir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 62ndth minute of the game Narcis Dragalina 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. In the 67th minute Nicodim Codrea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Ernest Cazimir made a huge save. Daniel Zorita in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ernest Cazimir, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Cazimir was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Ernest Cazimir came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After 77 minutes of play, Ecuador's Luis Andino made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Cazimir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Simared -MM-'s Silviu Miron was substituted for Constantin Udubaşa. Gheorghe Şerbănoiu hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Simared -MM- made a substitution. Damian Stana replaced Virgil Dulgherescu. Ernest Cazimir made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narcis Dragalina in the 89th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Damian Stana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Damian Stana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ernest Cazimir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 95th minute of play. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.