Challenge

Tineretul Arad Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felix Negrescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute Mario Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cazimir Maior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Bolivia getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Eduardo Fontirroig hit a great ball. When Eduardo Fontirroig came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Bolivia 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 Eduardo Fontirroig couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Bolivia booed when Tineretul Arad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugurel Gologan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredo Ferrant recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfredo Ferrant took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cazimir Maior. Cazimir Maior dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Eduardo Fontirroig came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Bolivia 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 Eduardo Fontirroig couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Bolivia getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Julio Chicote hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Emilian Blăniță kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Camilo Freixa. That made the score 1-1 in the 26 minute of play. Cazimir Maior didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Fernandino went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Tineretul Arad's Sergiu Alupoaie got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 36 minutes of play, Tineretul Arad's Răzvan Păunescu made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Camilo Freixa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mario Fernandino was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mario Fernandino got free with Cazimir Maior in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Bolivia getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Alejandro Villa hit a great ball. Camilo Freixa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Negrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tineretul Arad's Cazimir Maior proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Tineretul Arad from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute, Eduardo Fontirroig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Tineretul Arad's Cazimir Maior got control of the ball when Eduardo Fontirroig tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 80 played minutes Tineretul Arad got a freekick which was hit by Felix Negrescu. Mario Fernandino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Cazimir Maior tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Tineretul Arad's goalkeeper Cazimir Maior had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfonso de la Cruz. When Eduardo Fontirroig fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bolivia's protests and gave Eduardo Fontirroig a yellow card for diving instead. Eduardo Fontirroig kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Bolivia's Camilo Freixa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilian Blăniță in the 92nd minute of play.