Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ladislao Gines took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Creekers's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Serban came free, but Jude Crocker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carol Stinga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ladislao Gines in the 10th minute. Saverio Vistruario made a great header on Creekers's corner, it was just that Romania's Carol Stinga managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Riley Trotter got free with Carol Stinga in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 14 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Gines came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Creekers's Jude Crocker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Serban in the 18th minute of play. Jude Crocker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Olaru in the 19th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adam Olaru in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jude Crocker saved Creekers from getting behind. Adam Olaru scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jude Crocker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasvan Cristescu in the 26th minute of play forced Creekers's goalkeeper Jude Crocker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jude Crocker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 27th minute of play. Romania's Costica Vladimiri got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ladislao Gines could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Carol Stinga made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Creekers's Uku Karju got a free kick in the 35th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Romania's zone, Ladislao Gines stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carol Stinga came out of the goal and Ladislao Gines tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Gines got free with Carol Stinga in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute, Rasvan Cristescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Romania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adam Olaru to strike the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Riley Trotter came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Gines in the 52nd minute of play. Jude Crocker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adam Olaru went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Riley Trotter in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Gines came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costica Vladimiri struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Jude Crocker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Romania. Creekers's Reynaldo Driscoll was substituted for Ladislao Gines. Romania's Octavian Vaduva was substituted for Costica Vladimiri. Jude Crocker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anton Stinga's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Driscoll in the 71st minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavian Vaduva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Jude Crocker made a huge save. Anton Stinga took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jude Crocker. Jude Crocker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Creekers made a substitution. Dalton Flaherty replaced William Kerns. In the 87th minute of the match, Rasvan Cristescu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jude Crocker was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience was convinced that Reynaldo Driscoll's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carol Stinga was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Jude Crocker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Pangratiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Romania's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.