Challenge

Hector Hugo Stadion
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernt Offendahl got the match started through his kick off. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Aurel Crivoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Olaru in the 2nd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's goal looked a bit too open when Costica Vladimiri came free, but Aurel Crivoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurel Crivoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costica Vladimiri in the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Romania were awarded a corner. Adam Olaru went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's goalie and right to Sanda Cutov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 13th minute, Marius Neset got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Adam Olaru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurel Crivoi was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Costica Vladimiri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aurel Crivoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute of the match Romania got a corner. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adam Olaru ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Costica Vladimiri managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After some careless play in the Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK defense, Rasvan Cristescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurel Crivoi. The Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurel Crivoi should have stopped the shot. Carol Stinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radomil Michnik in the 30th minute of the match. Aurel Crivoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costica Vladimiri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurel Crivoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costica Vladimiri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurel Crivoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costica Vladimiri in the 40th minute of play. Adam Olaru struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Aurel Crivoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Romania. After taking down the ball on Romania's corner Alex Serban fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aurel Crivoi quite easily take care of the ball. Paul Hermansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Carol Stinga made a huge save. Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Alfred Mossberg was substituted for Bernt Offendahl. Sanda Cutov kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Aurel Crivoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 52nd minute of play. Carol Stinga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Hugo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Serban received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aurel Crivoi came out and tried to block the shot, but Alex Serban slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 60th minute. Costica Vladimiri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Aurel Crivoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romania's Octavian Vaduva was substituted for Costica Vladimiri. Romania's Alexandru Pangratiu was substituted for Alex Serban. In the 78th minute, Radomil Michnik made a precise shot to the right of Carol Stinga. Romania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Hugo in the 80th minute of play. Anton Stinga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aurel Crivoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Aurel Crivoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Octavian Vaduva in the 86th minute. In the 91st minute Anton Stinga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurel Crivoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rasvan Cristescu got free with Aurel Crivoi in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Romania's Alexandru Pangratiu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aurel Crivoi. That made the score 2-3 after 94 minutes of play. In the 97th minute Octavian Vaduva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurel Crivoi 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 Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK.