Challenge

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 10th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Hojbota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isac Hojbota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vali Maghiar in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of Colombia booed when FC Politehnica Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timmy Deckbergh didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 played minutes FC Politehnica Timisoara got a freekick which was hit by Vintilă Bălășescu. In the 19th minute of the match Axel Montenegro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isac Hojbota skillfully saved the ball. Vali Maghiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Martin Crușeveanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olimpiu Rizea got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isac Hojbota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Martin Crușeveanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elias Abad went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 43rd minute of play. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Isac Hojbota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 45th minute of play.

Isac Hojbota made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 55th minute of play. Abram Sarmiento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Isac Hojbota made a huge save. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Yosua Helguera made in the 67th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Vali Maghiar. In the 68th minute Vali Maghiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vali Maghiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Crușeveanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Vali Maghiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Politehnica Timisoara's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Abram Secada scored to the left of an out of position Isac Hojbota, making the score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vali Maghiar in the 85th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vali Maghiar in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. FC Politehnica Timisoara's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kevin Mastache ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kevin Mastache made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota managed to reach the ball for a save.