Challenge

Maksimir
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tonko Urban in the 7th minute of play. Jânio Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costica Vladimiri in the 12th minute of play. Jânio Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costica Vladimiri, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. When Tonko Urban came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Lipovljani fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tonko Urban couldn't finish the play. Adam Olaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jânio Branco having to interfere. Carol Stinga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lovro Majer's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Jânio Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasvan Cristescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Olaru in the 32nd minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Jânio Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romania were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Lipovljani's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adam Olaru took the corner. Alex Serban made a great header on Romania's corner, it was just that Lipovljani's Jânio Branco managed to reach the ball for a save. Alex Serban scored 0-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jânio Branco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lovro Majer in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 41st minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Jânio Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romania were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Lipovljani's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adam Olaru took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Lipovljani's goalie and right to Vasile Ciumak. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Lipovljani's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A collision led to Lipovljani getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Rio Mata hit a great ball. After the first half Romania were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Lipovljani's Tobias Galeno was substituted for Rio Mata. The wind increased when Tonko Urban made the kick off in the second half. If Rasvan Cristescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jânio Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasvan Cristescu in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Adam Olaru made a precise shot to the right of Jânio Branco. Lipovljani's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 59 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Olaru came free, but Jânio Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonko Urban, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Romania made a substitution. Octavian Vaduva replaced Costica Vladimiri. When Anton Stinga came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Romania fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anton Stinga couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Romania defense, Domagoj Grković kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carol Stinga. The Romania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carol Stinga should have stopped the shot. Romania's Alexandru Pangratiu was substituted for Alex Serban. Octavian Vaduva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anton Stinga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Jânio Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonko Urban in the 81st minute of play. Jânio Branco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anton Stinga went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Lipovljani's Lovro Majer got a free kick in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Stinga in the 94th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Jânio Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jânio Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Stinga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Stinga in the 94th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Jânio Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jânio Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasvan Cristescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Lipovljani fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Romania were clearly better and deserved to take the win.