Challenge

Antonas Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Horia Ostoici took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurel Ologu's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurel Ologu helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurel Ologu didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th 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. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 played minutes ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ got a freekick which was hit by Luca Moșoiu. After 30 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. When Avram Zbanţ fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s protests and gave Avram Zbanţ a yellow card for diving instead. Avram Zbanţ hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 47th minute of play forced ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s goalkeeper Horia Ostoici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Costel Busuioceanu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Avram Zbanţ 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. A collision led to ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Aurel Ologu hit a great ball. In the 56th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 61 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Horia Ostoici managed to make a qualified save. ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s players were relieved. In the 63rd minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Horia Ostoici was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avram Zbanţ in the 68th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horia Ostoici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 69th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. A collision led to ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rareș Ghionaru hit a great ball. Horia Ostoici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the game, Agustín Saelices was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute of the match Aurel Ologu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆'s Horia Ostoici proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ from getting a goal against them. Horia Ostoici made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador played a much better game than ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ and deserved their victory. The ☆☆AC☆☆TG-OCNA☆☆ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.