Challenge

Estadio Ivan Ramljak
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. Alfredo Ireno started the match with the kick off. Cosmin Barbulescu made in the 3rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rasvan Cristescu however managed to control. 6 minutes into the match, • El Croacia fobal club •'s goal looked a bit too open when Adam Olaru came free, but Guido Quintin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adam Olaru in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 15th minute of play forced • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Guido Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carol Stinga came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by • El Croacia fobal club •'s Alfredo Ireno. But to his dismay, Alfredo Ireno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Sanda Cutov might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guido Quintin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sanda Cutov ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adam Olaru in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guido Quintin saved • El Croacia fobal club • from getting behind. In the 24thth minute of the game Adam Olaru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but • El Croacia fobal club •'s Guido Quintin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Adam Olaru put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Guido Quintin. Guido Quintin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sanda Cutov in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guido Quintin saved • El Croacia fobal club • from getting behind. Adam Olaru made a great header on Romania's corner, it was just that • El Croacia fobal club •'s Guido Quintin managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Romania booed when • El Croacia fobal club • was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Ireno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guido Quintin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Olaru in the 34th minute of the match. Aristides Jerardo kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Vasile Ciumak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vasile Ciumak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guido Quintin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Romania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adam Olaru in the 43rd minute. After 47 minutes of play, Romania's Sanda Cutov made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guido Quintin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Olaru to make the kick off. Guido Quintin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alex Serban went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Guido Quintin made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Sanda Cutov sent off a good shot on target. Baltasar Amaya kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Romania made a substitution. Octavian Vaduva replaced Costica Vladimiri. Romania's Anton Stinga was substituted for Adam Olaru. • El Croacia fobal club • made a substitution. Jano Andrade replaced Alfredo Ireno. A collision led to • El Croacia fobal club • getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Baltasar Amaya hit a great ball. • El Croacia fobal club • made a substitution. Gaspar Arlo replaced Diego Armando Messi. • El Croacia fobal club •'s Guido Quintin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Stinga in the 71st minute of play. After 72 minutes • El Croacia fobal club •'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sanda Cutov who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Romania's Sanda Cutov to fire away a dangerous shot which Guido Quintin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 74th minute, Jano Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carol Stinga was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jano Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Carol Stinga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jano Andrade's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 4-4 when Jano Andrade sped through Romania's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carol Stinga. Jano Andrade blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carol Stinga having to make a save. In the 94th minute Jano Andrade 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. After 95 played minutes • El Croacia fobal club • got a freekick which was hit by Aquiles Bartuelo. After a defensive mix-up in Romania's zone, Jano Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carol Stinga came out of the goal and Jano Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romania were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.