Challenge

ARINI
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sreten Popovic made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Serbia's Sreten Popovic got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Gelu Albeanu came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, FC Luncani's Costică Mateescu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Sebastian Oniga sent off a good shot on target. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Luncani's Gelu Albeanu. But to his dismay, Gelu Albeanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 18 minutes into the match, Sebastian Oniga dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, 4-0. Sebastian Oniga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic firmly grabbed it by the left post. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Costică Mateescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 23 minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, FC Luncani's Sebastian Oniga made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute of the match, Sebastian Oniga got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 30th minute, FC Luncani's Gelu Albeanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 7-0. 33 minutes into the match, Costică Mateescu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, 8-0. With a little luck, Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic got control of the ball when Cosmin Chiriacescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Sebastian Oniga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Oniga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. In the 40th minute, Costică Mateescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Luncani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Gelu Albeanu sent off a good shot on target. Costică Mateescu hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gelu Albeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 10-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sebastian Oniga to make the kick off. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costică Mateescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd minute, Sebastian Oniga made a precise shot to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-0. After 56 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Jovan Borisov. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Luncani's Costică Mateescu. But to his dismay, Costică Mateescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 12-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Oniga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gelu Albeanu's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gelu Albeanu in the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, FC Luncani's Sebastian Oniga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 13-0. After 70 minutes of play, FC Luncani's Sebastian Oniga made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was left in no man's land by his defense there! 76 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Oniga came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sreten Popovic to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Costică Mateescu came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Oniga in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Costică Mateescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 15-0. Gelu Albeanu scored 16-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Serbia defense, Sebastian Oniga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. The Serbia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zvezdan Nedeljkovic should have stopped the shot. 93 minutes into the match, Costică Mateescu notched a goal, 18-0, to the right of Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Luncani's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.