Challenge

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 2nd minute of play. After 5 minutes, Adam Olaru made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Olaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carol Stinga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 20th minute of play. If Adam Olaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateus Cruz came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Romania's Adam Olaru. But to his dismay, Adam Olaru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. If Adam Olaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 29th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Rasvan Cristescu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 33rdth minute of the game Adam Olaru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belchior Mamatov in the 36th minute of play. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Jonathan Stam hit a great ball. Jonathan Stam was shown his second yellow card after 46 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Alex Serban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The UPTEXTIL.COM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Romania were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cüneyt Berksoy made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 54th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Olaru in the 57th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Olaru in the 61st minute of the match. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when Romania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Olaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romania's Anton Stinga was substituted for Adam Olaru. Romania made a substitution. Octavian Vaduva replaced Costica Vladimiri. Adam Olaru kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Sanda Cutov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mateus Cruz. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sanda Cutov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Romania's Alexandru Pangratiu was substituted for Alex Serban. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Vaduva in the 80th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Paolo Ruisko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carol Stinga. Romania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paolo Ruisko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Anton Stinga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mateus Cruz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Stinga in the 92nd minute of the match. 92 minutes in the game, Anton Stinga dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavian Vaduva in the 94th minute of play. Carol Stinga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Ødegaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Romania could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than UPTEXTIL.COM throughout the match.