Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute of the match, Dumitru Podgoreanu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Ţugui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Sebastian Ţugui made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Dumitru Berca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Ecuador's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sebastian Ţugui fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Dumitru Berca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VIP's Dumitru Berca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dumitru Berca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ştefan Coșereanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ştefan Coșereanu got free with Julio Vera in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Dumitru Berca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dumitru Berca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dumitru Berca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. A collision led to VIP getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Liu Sang Chao hit a great ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dumitru Berca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to VIP getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Dobri Karapetrov hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Ţugui came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dobri Karapetrov in the 40th minute of play. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dobri Karapetrov kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobri Karapetrov in the 54th minute of play. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dobri Karapetrov went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Camilo Gisbert hit a great ball. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by VIP's Ilie Buhuș. But to his dismay, Ilie Buhuș quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Dumitru Berca made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 64th minute of play forced VIP's goalkeeper Dumitru Berca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VIP's Dumitru Berca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 66th minute of play. Dumitru Berca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, VIP's Ionuț Cerchez got a free kick in the 70th minute. The audience was convinced that Ştefan Coșereanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After 74 played minutes VIP got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Podgoreanu. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Dumitru Berca however easily saved by the left post. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dumitru Berca firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 86th minute, one of Ecuador:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ecuador. Dobri Karapetrov placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dumitru Berca firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 94 minutes of play, VIP's Sebastian Ţugui made it 4-2 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! Daniel Zorita charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Zorita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but VIP were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.