Challenge

Marcus Aurelius
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Vavrinec Holub made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Alexandru Zaki sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute, Valdemar Turecek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Stoicii's Aurelian Podgoreanu in action when he in the 8th 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! After some careless play in the Czech Republic defense, Claudiu Popescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. The Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vavrinec Holub should have stopped the shot. Claudiu Popescu hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Claudiu Popescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Vavrinec Holub was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 27 played minutes, Stoicii's Aurelian Podgoreanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub 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 Stoicii reached it. Alexandru Zaki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Vavrinec Holub made a huge save. In the 44th minute, Erik Jilek got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

If Denis Dostal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute Claudiu Popescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Erik Jilek got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 70 minutes into the match, Stoicii's Aurelian Podgoreanu broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cristian Cristea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Alexandru Zaki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stoicii's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandru Zaki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vavrinec Holub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Popescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Stoicii's Claudiu Popescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vavrinec Holub made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandru Zaki in the 82nd minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudiu Popescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vavrinec Holub having to interfere. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Popescu in the 86th minute of the match. When Stoicii's Claudiu Popescu in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czech Republic's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Popescu in the 93rd minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Bohumir Kohout hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Stoicii players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.