Challenge

CITY OF KINGS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the match, MINAS TIRITH's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Niculae Dudău reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 4 minutes MINAS TIRITH's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Niculae Dudău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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. Niculae Dudău 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 22nd minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to MINAS TIRITH getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Eric Buga hit a great ball. George Alupulesei kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Niculae Dudău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play. Niculae Dudău 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 37th minute. After a rather tough play, MINAS TIRITH's Mircea Pavalescu got a free kick in the 40th minute. After some careless play in the MINAS TIRITH defense, Felix Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niculae Dudău. The MINAS TIRITH fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niculae Dudău should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Görkem Büyükada got free with Julio Vera in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Liviu Vlăsiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to MINAS TIRITH getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Görkem Büyükada hit a great ball. MINAS TIRITH's Iustinian Crăiță was substituted for Florin Nenciu. After a rather tough play, MINAS TIRITH's Görkem Büyükada got a free kick in the 69th minute. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by MINAS TIRITH's Liviu Vlăsiu. But to his dismay, Liviu Vlăsiu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Görkem Büyükada in the 74th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Vlăsiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, MINAS TIRITH's Niculae Dudău got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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. A well-hit corner resulted in Luis Andino heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When the referee blew the final whistle, MINAS TIRITH could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.