Challenge

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Moises Fernandino took the kick off in the first half of the match. 11 minutes into the match, FC POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Luque came free, but Cazimir Marincean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Moises Fernandino managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Moises Fernandino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cazimir Marincean breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Moises Fernandino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Irinel Breazu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alexandru Maghear scored 1-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Valentino Ferrant got a free kick in the 26th minute. Cazimir Marincean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Fernandino in the 29th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, FC POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Fernandino came free, but Cazimir Marincean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Fernandino in the 41st minute of play forced FC POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Cazimir Marincean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marco Tamayo during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Marco Tamayo hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emilian Tărău to make the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Alexandru Maghear who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th minute, Luis Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cazimir Săvescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Mateo Leguizamo managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Salvador's supporters rose to their feet, but Mateo Leguizamo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cazimir Marincean breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cazimir Marincean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Fernandino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC POLI TIMISOARA's Cazimir Marincean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save FC POLI TIMISOARA from getting a goal against them. Cazimir Marincean made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Luque in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Jesus Carvallo got a free kick in the 75th minute. FC POLI TIMISOARA's Cazimir Marincean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save FC POLI TIMISOARA from getting a goal against them. Emilian Tărău fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Zorita having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Moises Fernandino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Cazimir Marincean was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC POLI TIMISOARA had won after a very even match.