Challenge

POLI TIMISOARA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mei Yi Xi got the match started through his kick off. Mihai Domuță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Mihai Domuță didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. 14 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihai Domuță narrowly saved just below the crossbar. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mei Yi Xi got free with Julio Vera in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mei Yi Xi in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Agustín Saelices hit a great ball. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mihai Domuță having to make a save. Mihai Domuță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. Mihai Domuță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 41st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicu Nichitelea during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Nicu Nichitelea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd match minute, POLI TIMISOARA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dumitru Perișoară to maneuver through the defense. POLI TIMISOARA's Mihai Domuță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play. Julio Vera acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 46th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Filip Buculeasa. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicu Nichitelea in the 50th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Nicu Nichitelea managed to get in a good position for a shot. POLI TIMISOARA's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicu Nichitelea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. POLI TIMISOARA made a substitution. Jarbas Prestes replaced Mei Yi Xi. In the 69th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Domuță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Jarbas Prestes 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosmin Harbuz in the 72nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihai Domuță was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-1. After 80 minutes, Jarbas Prestes made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dumitru Perișoară hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Mihai Domuță when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. The audience was convinced that Jarbas Prestes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jarbas Prestes's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 94th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.