Challenge

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Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adam Olaru took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Exequiel Zeballos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester United F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Romania the free kick. Exequiel Zeballos hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 3 minutes into the game, Anacleto Emesto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester United F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Romania the free kick. Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Olaru in the 7th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Adam Olaru made a precise shot to the right of Lyubcho Karadachki. Manchester United F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alex Serban came free, but Lyubcho Karadachki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lyubcho Karadachki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Olaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Alex Serban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Karadachki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyubcho Karadachki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costica Vladimiri in the 18th minute of the match. Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Serban in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Costica Vladimiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Karadachki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Cosmin Barbulescu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Manchester United F.C.'s Velyo Denchev quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Exequiel Zeballos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Romania's Carol Stinga got control of the ball when Exequiel Zeballos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adam Olaru in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lyubcho Karadachki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 28th minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Lyubcho Karadachki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lyubcho Karadachki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Olaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Romania's Rasvan Cristescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lyubcho Karadachki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alex Serban took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lyubcho Karadachki. Lyubcho Karadachki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Lyubcho Karadachki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costica Vladimiri in the 44th minute of play. Parvan Dakelov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Carol Stinga made a huge save. Parvan Dakelov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carol Stinga came out and tried to block the shot, but Parvan Dakelov slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 45th minute. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Exequiel Zeballos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki got control of the ball when Rasvan Cristescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 52nd minute Alex Serban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Karadachki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania made a substitution. Octavian Vaduva replaced Costica Vladimiri. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Anton Stinga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Romania's supporters rose to their feet, but Anton Stinga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lyubcho Karadachki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lyubcho Karadachki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rasvan Cristescu in the 78th minute. In the 78th minute, Romania's Rasvan Cristescu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Vaduva in the 81st minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Lyubcho Karadachki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carol Stinga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Parvan Dakelov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandru Pangratiu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lyubcho Karadachki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Exequiel Zeballos in the 92nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Manchester United F.C. defense, Anton Stinga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lyubcho Karadachki. The Manchester United F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lyubcho Karadachki should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle sounded Romania left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Manchester United F.C..