Challenge

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Șerban Finteșteanu. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 10th minute, Nicolae Niculcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Șerban Finteșteanu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 12th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Șerban Finteșteanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agustín Saelices went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After having played for 16 minutes, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustín Saelices was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Șerban Finteșteanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Șerban Finteșteanu. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Șerban Finteșteanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Șerban Finteșteanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 25th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Luis Andino in the 29th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Valeriu Donecea. Șerban Finteșteanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Șerban Finteșteanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Șerban Finteșteanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Șerban Finteșteanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Șerban Finteșteanu. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 44th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Șerban Finteșteanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sandu Paraschivescu to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 52nd minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Șerban Finteșteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Șerban Finteșteanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. With his leg Șerban Finteșteanu managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Șerban Finteșteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 59th minute of the match. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Șerban Finteșteanu got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Șerban Finteșteanu in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Șerban Finteșteanu, making the score, 0-8. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Șerban Finteșteanu, making the score, 0-9. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 72nd minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Șerban Finteșteanu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Felix Montes made in the 75th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Daniel Zorita immediately put the ball in play. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Șerban Finteșteanu got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Șerban Finteșteanu. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11. Șerban Finteșteanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 91st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Șerban Finteșteanu in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Șerban Finteșteanu in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Șerban Finteșteanu. That made the score 0-13 after 95 minutes of play.