Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match FC STEAUA BRAILA 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. Vali Buzescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 9th minute, Bogdan Modano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 10th minute of play forced FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aron Hârțan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 16th 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. FC STEAUA BRAILA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vali Buzescu in the 17th minute. Aron Hârțan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play forced FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aron Hârțan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Korneliusz Kocieniewski. The audience was convinced that Korneliusz Kocieniewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Korneliusz Kocieniewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Korneliusz Kocieniewski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Korneliusz Kocieniewski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 47 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.

Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aron Hârțan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. When FC STEAUA BRAILA's Korneliusz Kocieniewski in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 63rd minute. Ecuador's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 67th minute, Maurício Corrêa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC STEAUA BRAILA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 70 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aron Hârțan. FC STEAUA BRAILA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 75thth minute of the game Korneliusz Kocieniewski 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. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 77th minute. After 79 played minutes FC STEAUA BRAILA got a freekick which was hit by Vali Buzescu. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Aron Hârțan made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Vali Buzescu fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC STEAUA BRAILA's protests and gave Vali Buzescu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC STEAUA BRAILA getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Vali Buzescu hit a great ball. FC STEAUA BRAILA's Vali Buzescu got his second yellow card of the match in the 92nd minute. The referee ordered Vali Buzescu off the ground. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korneliusz Kocieniewski in the 94th minute of the match. Nicolae Buciu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.