Challenge

Marcus Aurelius
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Erik Jilek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Edgar Mititelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alexandru Zaki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandru Zaki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Vavrinec Holub made a huge save. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelian Podgoreanu in the 19th minute of play. Vavrinec Holub made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandru Zaki in the 22nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erik Jilek in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgar Mititelu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexandru Zakis short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Vavrinec Holub to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Claudiu Popescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 Erik Jilek made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 50th minute, Claudiu Popescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stoicii's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudiu Popescu 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. Edgar Mititelu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Jilek, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 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 58th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudiu Popescu in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vavrinec Holub prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandru Zaki in the 61st 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 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th minute, Aurelian Podgoreanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandru Zaki in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vavrinec Holub saved Czech Republic from getting behind. Alan Rezek kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Aurelian Podgoreanu struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Vavrinec Holub didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stoicii. In the 83rd match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Rezek to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th 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. The audience was convinced that Denis Dostal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgar Mititelu was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Stoicii players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.