Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gică Curcă took the kick off in the first half of the match. Andrei Pavel 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 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of England booed when FC Fanaticii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernest Poplăcean didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrei Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 17th minute of play. Andrei Pavel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Micah Macdonald's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Andrei Pavel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 25th minute of the match. England's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Micah Macdonald in the 26th minute. Cooper Thompson kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Fanaticii's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. 33 minutes into the match, England's Issac Dawson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrei Pavel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Fanaticii's Remus Ostoici got a free kick in the 36th minute. Andrei Pavel 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 37th minute. Caelan Hayes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrei Pavel having to interfere. Andrei Pavel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 40th minute of the match. Andrei Pavel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 42nd minute of play. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the England 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 Issac Dawson couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Kyle Cox made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Andrei Pavel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. In the 53rd minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihai Măliță kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. FC Fanaticii's Mihai Măliță got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Fanaticii's Andrei Pavel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 71st minute of play. The supporters of FC Fanaticii booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leighton Davies didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes FC Fanaticii got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Nanu. Mihai Măliță's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mihai Măliță helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, FC Fanaticii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihai Măliță to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the England players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.