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Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irinel Tatomir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nektarios Varveris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute Irinel Tatomir 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. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Nektarios Varveris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 11th minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Lucrețiu Ghimiș tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lucrețiu Ghimiș received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julio Vera came out and tried to block the shot, but Lucrețiu Ghimiș slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Irinel Tatomir fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Agustín Saelices's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nektarios Varveris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Irinel Tatomir slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 2-0 after 26 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irinel Tatomir in the 29th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 35th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Nektarios Varveris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliodor Gheban hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When Irinel Tatomir came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Irinel Tatomir couldn't finish the play. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 made a substitution. Özalp Erdönmez replaced Ole-Petter Korsvik. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Eliodor Gheban managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Felix Montenegro in the 43 minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Ghimiș came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir in the 56th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irinel Tatomir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Nektarios Varveris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 62 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Lucrețiu Ghimiș sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Lucrețiu Ghimiș sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 69th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nektarios Varveris could save by the left post. Luis Andino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nektarios Varveris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irinel Tatomir in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irinel Tatomir in the 75th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irinel Tatomir in the 76th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Nektarios Varveris however easily saved by the left post. Primitivo Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Lucrețiu Ghimiș recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Irinel Tatomir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nektarios Varveris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Nektarios Varveris proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 from getting a goal against them. Lucrețiu Ghimiș's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. The ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.