Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Horea Cucu made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 9th minute of the match, Horea Cucu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A sloppy throw-in by Primitivo Andino in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by BilascuBM's Răzvan Luncașu. A throw-in in the 12th minute of the game was made by Primitivo Andino with Felix Montenegro as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of play forced BilascuBM's goalkeeper Dumitru Neața to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play forced BilascuBM's goalkeeper Dumitru Neața to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Răzvan Luncașu hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind BilascuBM's goalkeeper Dumitru Neața, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dumitru Neața showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Sebastián Puig, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the match, BilascuBM's Horea Cucu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by BilascuBM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Ecuador's Luis Andino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 44th minute of play forced BilascuBM's goalkeeper Dumitru Neața to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Horea Cucu 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to BilascuBM getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Horea Cucu hit a great ball. After 55 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Luis Andino. BilascuBM's attentive Răzvan Luncașu managed to snatch the ball when Primitivo Andino made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. When Răzvan Luncașu fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BilascuBM's protests and gave Răzvan Luncașu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, Răzvan Luncașu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Horea Cucu 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. BilascuBM's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Daniel Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Dumitru Neața, making the score, 0-1. In the 74th minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Cucu in the 80th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, BilascuBM's Horea Cucu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horea Cucu, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 94th minute of play forced BilascuBM's goalkeeper Dumitru Neața to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.