Challenge

Vlad Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ştefan Petru made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Kyle Cox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esteban Ralondo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute, Caelan Hayes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteban Ralondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 19th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Willis to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Thracian F.C's Evaristo Transito tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Thracian F.C getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Sandu Elisei hit a great ball. After 24 minutes, Pavel Cenușă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Thracian F.C and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Thracian F.C's Pavel Cenușă got a free kick in the 24th minute. It was beautiful to see England's Quinn Holmes in action when he in the 25th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 32nd minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Ralondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Ralondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Sandu Elisei fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thracian F.C's protests and gave Sandu Elisei a yellow card for diving instead. Sandu Elisei kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 46th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Ralondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Ralondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyle Cox was the one to do the kick off. After 50 played minutes Thracian F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ştefan Petru. Esteban Ralondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The supporters of England booed when Thracian F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Tache didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Thracian F.C's Esteban Ralondo got control of the ball when Issac Dawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thracian F.C's Esteban Ralondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 64th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Tache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Micah Macdonald got free with Esteban Ralondo in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thracian F.C made a substitution. Gelu Lera replaced Victor Tache. The supporters of England booed when Thracian F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Lind didn't get a good kick on the ball. Micah Macdonald, 82 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 85 minutes of play, England's Micah Macdonald made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esteban Ralondo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, England's Micah Macdonald got a free kick in the 88th minute. The supporters of Thracian F.C booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quinn Holmes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Thracian F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. England were clearly better and deserved to take the win.