Challenge

O.M. Olympic Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Horaţiu Dijmărescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Dijmărescu in the 3rd minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vavrinec Holub made an important save on a dangerous shot by Horaţiu Dijmărescu in the 5th minute. Kvetoslav Janku kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. When Ernesto Esposito fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympic CF's protests and gave Ernesto Esposito a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes Olympic CF got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Esposito. After 11 minutes, Valdemar Turecek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czech Republic and the Olympic CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Olympic CF getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ciprian Minteuan hit a great ball. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Dijmărescu in the 21st minute of the match. Olympic CF's Ernesto Esposito got his second yellow card of the match in the 22nd minute. The referee ordered Ernesto Esposito off the ground. In the 23rd match minute, Olympic CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Esposito to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Olympic CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciprian Minteuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valdemar Turecek hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Abraham Vallois received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vavrinec Holub came out and tried to block the shot, but Abraham Vallois slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 30th minute. Alan Rezek charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alan Rezek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 41 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Alan Rezek. In the last second Vavrinec Holub throw himself and got hold of the ball when Horaţiu Dijmărescu in the 45thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erik Jilek to strike the kick off in the second half. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liviu Bulcă, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 56th minute Abraham Vallois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th match minute, Olympic CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pompiliu Ghiondea to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Dijmărescu in the 62nd minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Horaţiu Dijmărescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vavrinec Holub stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horaţiu Dijmărescu's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Olympic CF's Abraham Vallois. But to his dismay, Abraham Vallois quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Erik Jilek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Dacian Cristoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vavrinec Holub stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horaţiu Dijmărescu's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Olympic CF's Dacian Cristoiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Olympic CF from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the game, David Rusil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Czech Republic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympic CF the free kick. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. David Rusil hit a great ball. If Horaţiu Dijmărescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Olympic CF fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Olympic CF's Horaţiu Dijmărescu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Dijmărescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. David Rusil hit a great ball.