Challenge

Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antal Valentin started the match with the kick off. Grigore Jula could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Fodor Daniel made a huge save. A collision led to Rova Rosiori getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Radu Mateescu hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Hungary's Major Barna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Dumitru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Rova Rosiori's Francisco Beltran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fodor Daniel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner ended in Flavius Grec almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hungary's Fodor Daniel did a great save. The corner led Rova Rosiori's Flavius Grec to fire away a dangerous shot which Fodor Daniel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Francisco Beltran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Fodor Daniel managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Rova Rosiori's Grigore Jula fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Paul Dumitru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Paul Dumitru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hungary's Major Barna got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paul Dumitru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Rova Rosiori's Francisco Beltran got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Szekeres Tamas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Grigore Jula made the kick off in the second half. Francisco Beltran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fodor Daniel having to make a save. Fodor Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Francisco Beltran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 60 minutes of play, Rova Rosiori's Francisco Beltran made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fodor Daniel was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Hungary's zone, Francisco Beltran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fodor Daniel came out of the goal and Francisco Beltran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Szekeres Tamas in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Rova Rosiori's Radu Mateescu. After a rather tough play, Rova Rosiori's Flavius Grec got a free kick in the 70th minute. After 71 played minutes, Hungary's Antal Valentin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paul Dumitru came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hungary reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Francisco Beltran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rova Rosiori's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Beltran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fodor Daniel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 79 played minutes Rova Rosiori got a freekick which was hit by Kuzman Kukushev. 80 minutes into the game, Major Barna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hungary's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rova Rosiori the free kick. In the 80th minute, Major Barna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Beltran in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Francisco Beltran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fodor Daniel was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Beltran in the 91st minute of play. When Rova Rosiori's Francisco Beltran in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hungary's goalie prevented a goal. The Rova Rosiori players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.