Challenge

Kryptonita Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Olaru started the match with the kick off. Adam Olaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Eyague having to interfere. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 11 minutes Romania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mario Yepes who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Olaru in the 13th minute of play forced AC LeX Luthor's goalkeeper Fulgencio Eyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fulgencio Eyague showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Olaru in the 15th minute of the match. Alvaro Errando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Carol Stinga made a huge save. AC LeX Luthor's Fulgencio Eyague played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasvan Cristescu in the 22nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, AC LeX Luthor's Carol Stinga threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pedro Lucas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasvan Cristescu in the 28th minute of play forced AC LeX Luthor's goalkeeper Fulgencio Eyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carol Stinga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Errando's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, AC LeX Luthor's Alvaro Errando sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carol Stinga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fulgencio Eyague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Serban in the 36th minute of play. AC LeX Luthor's Fulgencio Eyague played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Serban in the 39th minute of play. AC LeX Luthor's Fulgencio Eyague played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Serban in the 39th minute of play. Fulgencio Eyague showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costica Vladimiri in the 41st minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Lucas came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Carol Stinga successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Adam Olaru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fulgencio Eyague was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. 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.

Fulgencio Eyague took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Olaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Olaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romania made a substitution. Anton Stinga replaced Adam Olaru. When Zeledon Savion came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the AC LeX Luthor 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 Zeledon Savion couldn't finish the play. Romania made a substitution. Octavian Vaduva replaced Costica Vladimiri. AC LeX Luthor's Fulgencio Eyague played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Vaduva in the 65th minute of play. Fulgencio Eyague showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Stinga, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Rasvan Cristescu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Romania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Romania's Alexandru Pangratiu was substituted for Alex Serban. AC LeX Luthor's Peep Pronk was substituted for Zeledon Savion. Vasile Ciumak made in the 75th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Alexandru Pangratiu. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peep Pronk in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute Anton Stinga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Eyague saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peep Pronk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carol Stinga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, AC LeX Luthor's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Stinga came free, but Fulgencio Eyague reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peep Pronk in the 93rd minute of play. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peep Pronk, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute Peep Pronk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carol Stinga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Romania left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AC LeX Luthor.