Challenge

Truseni Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dorel Cretu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Juan Diego Tenorio hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dorel Cretu in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Dorel Cretu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jacobo Nores. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Leonid Nazaria heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 17th minute, Leonid Nazaria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Truseni fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Jaime Pardo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anibal Aritza having to make a save. Dorel Cretu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jacobo Nores firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dorel Cretu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jacobo Nores made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Truseni's Dorel Cretu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jacobo Nores. That made the score 3-0 after 28 minutes of play. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Cornea in the 30th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Dorel Cretu took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Jacobo Nores to make any attempt to save it. Xavier Zoido hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, FC Truseni's Dorel Cretu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dorel Cretu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jacobo Nores firmly grabbed it by the left post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Pardo made a kick off. With a little luck, FC Truseni's Anibal Aritza got control of the ball when Jaime Pardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Nazaria in the 55th minute of play. Primitivo Escribano kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Dorel Cretu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Nores having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Truseni's zone, Xavier Zoido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anibal Aritza came out of the goal and Xavier Zoido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 62 minutes into the match, Dorel Cretu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dorel Cretu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 67th minute, Nicolae Papuc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Truseni made a substitution. Sandu Perju replaced Tudor Buga. FC Truseni's Eugen Tabãrã was substituted for Radu Briceag. In the 68th minute, Nicolae Papuc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC Truseni's zone, Jaime Pardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anibal Aritza came out of the goal and Jaime Pardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Dorel Cretu came free, but Jacobo Nores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Dorel Cretu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Nores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Truseni made a substitution. George Pãduret replaced Dorel Cretu. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Teodor Cornea managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Truseni's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodor Cornea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Nazaria, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. George Pãduret struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Truseni. Teodor Cornea hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Paraguay players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Truseni.