Challenge

Juvete Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Marius Bălașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Marius Bălașa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa. Marius Bălașa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 12th minute, Manuel Boteanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Vera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play forced Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Marius Bălașa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Marius Bălașa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Juventus Țiu getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Claudiu Tăutu hit a great ball. Marius Bălașa came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 27 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Juventus Țiu's Marius Bălașa. Marius Bălașa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marius Bălașa was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Marius Bălașa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, Juventus Țiu's Claudiu Tăutu got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 35th match minute, Juventus Țiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurențiu Târban to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Juventus Țiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugen Daimacă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Bălașa having to interfere. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Marius Bălașa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Boteanu to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus Țiu's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marius Bălașa came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandru Chiriloaie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute Manuel Boteanu 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. Dorin Popeneciu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Marius Bălașa in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marius Bălașa came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Luis Andino. But to his dismay, Luis Andino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 71st 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. 72 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marius Bălașa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marius Bălașa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marius Bălașa came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Luis Andino. But to his dismay, Luis Andino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Cristian Sancho scored 1-6 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marius Bălașa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute Manuel Boteanu 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. 85 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Marius Bălașa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 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 93rd minute.