Challenge

Das Freudenhaus
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldo Cristi kicked off to start the match. Costica Vladimiri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greid Tinsmith having to interfere. After 5 minutes Romania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pier Kopacz who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Pier Kopacz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carol Stinga quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Greid Tinsmith made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasvan Cristescu in the 10th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Rasvan Cristescu made a precise shot to the right of Greid Tinsmith. Doffes Damer's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Göran Vedholm came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Göran Vedholm in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carol Stinga saved Romania from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Costica Vladimiri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Greid Tinsmith was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 19th minute Adam Olaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greid Tinsmith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Knut Utfal struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Carol Stinga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Doffes Damer. Adam Olaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 28 minutes of play, Romania's Adam Olaru made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Greid Tinsmith was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 33rd minute Costica Vladimiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greid Tinsmith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Costica Vladimiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greid Tinsmith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Greid Tinsmith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Olaru in the 41st minute of the match. Greid Tinsmith took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Olaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Cristi might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carol Stinga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldo Cristi ran back to his position shaking his head. Ronaldo Cristi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Carol Stinga made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Olaru made a kick off. The supporters of Doffes Damer booed when Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costica Vladimiri didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldo Cristi in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carol Stinga saved Romania from getting behind. Alex Serban was extremely unlucky when he, in the 55th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 56th minute Alex Serban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greid Tinsmith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania made a substitution. Anton Stinga replaced Adam Olaru. Carol Stinga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Cristi's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute Ronaldo Cristi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carol Stinga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania's Octavian Vaduva was substituted for Costica Vladimiri. When Ronaldo Cristi came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Doffes Damer 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 Ronaldo Cristi couldn't finish the play. Doffes Damer's Greid Tinsmith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Stinga in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match, Rasvan Cristescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Greid Tinsmith saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 73rd minute Octavian Vaduva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greid Tinsmith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Cristi might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carol Stinga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldo Cristi ran back to his position shaking his head. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Cristi in the 79th minute of play. Greid Tinsmith took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Vaduva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Cristi in the 84th minute of play. Romania made a substitution. Alexandru Pangratiu replaced Alex Serban. Doffes Damer's Andréas Stigsson was substituted for Pier Kopacz. Doffes Damer made a substitution. Inge Braa replaced Ronaldo Cristi. In the 86th minute Doffes Damer were awarded a corner. Thiago Alcântara went to the cornerflag to take it.