Challenge

Valentin Stanescu
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. Aykut Bartu started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Aykut Bartu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Aykut Bartu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jaime Pardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Aykut Bartu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aykut Bartu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Cetatea Suceava's Cristiano Ronaldinho got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aykut Bartu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacobo Nores having to make a save. Emil Poalelungi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Codruț Octavian hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Ronaldinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Cetatea Suceava's Tao Xiong Xuan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. When Aykut Bartu came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Cetatea Suceava 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 Aykut Bartu couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Paraguay's Jaime Pardo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Liviu Aldulescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aykut Bartu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Pardo made a kick off. Cristiano Ronaldinho struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cetatea Suceava. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aykut Bartu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Aykut Bartu made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tao Xiong Xuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 played minutes Paraguay got a freekick which was hit by Hector Covarrubias. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aykut Bartu in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Paraguay defense, Aykut Bartu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. The Paraguay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacobo Nores should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Tao Xiong Xuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Tao Xiong Xuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Cristiano Ronaldinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 79th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Covarrubias to maneuver through the defense. After 80 minutes, Aykut Bartu made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Aykut Bartu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Paraguay's zone, Cristiano Ronaldinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal and Cristiano Ronaldinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aykut Bartu took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. In the 94th minute, Aykut Bartu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cetatea Suceava fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. Cetatea Suceava's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.