Challenge

Queen Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Constantin Musta started the match with the kick off. The throw-in from Mihnea Ionășescu in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Slovakia's Kornel Jahoda. Grigore Săndoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metod Mlynar in the 5th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 7th minute of the game was made by Mihail Hârțan with Dacian Onete as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a little luck, Slovakia's Henrich Slany got control of the ball when Constantin Musta tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantin Musta got free with Henrich Slany in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Constantin Musta in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kornel Jahoda during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Dacian Onete shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Henrich Slany came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ reached it. After 17 minutes, Metod Mlynar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Slovakia and the ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Metod Mlynar hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Slovakia's zone, Mihail Hârțan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrich Slany came out of the goal and Mihail Hârțan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute Dacian Onete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrich Slany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Oliver Holub hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Dacian Onete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Constantin Musta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Henrich Slany made a huge save. Metod Mlynar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigore Săndoi having to interfere. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dacian Onete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Metod Mlynar in the 40th minute of play forced ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Grigore Săndoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valer Lițiu got free with Henrich Slany in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 44 minutes into the game, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Dacian Onete nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrich Slany made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Metod Mlynar to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Metod Mlynar got free with Grigore Săndoi in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grigore Săndoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Metod Mlynar in the 54th minute. In the 56th match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doru Baldu to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute, Constantin Musta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Constantin Musta scored 3-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrich Slany, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Metod Mlynar got free with Grigore Săndoi in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 68 minutes of play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Dacian Onete made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henrich Slany was left in no man's land by his defense there! Maxim Pintilie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Henrich Slany tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Zigmund Maliar got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute Dacian Onete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrich Slany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Grigore Săndoi got control of the ball when Metod Mlynar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Constantin Musta in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrich Slany prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valer Lițiu's late challenge caught a Slovakia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valer Lițiu helped the player get up and apologised. Valer Lițiu hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantin Musta in the 93rd minute of play. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihail Hârțan, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Slovakia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dacian Onete took the corner.