Challenge

Romania Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Rasvan Cristescu got free with Vitaliy Vischak in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 6 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costica Vladimiri. After a rather tough play, Soroca F.C.'s Rodolfo Atarrabi got a free kick in the 7th minute. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrián Espadas in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Gagriel came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Gagriel in the 12th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Adam Olaru came free, but Vitaliy Vischak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Romania's Vitaliy Vischak threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adam Olaru, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 21st minute Christian Gagriel 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. Adrián Espadas made a great header on Soroca F.C.'s corner, it was just that Romania's Carol Stinga managed to reach the ball for a save. 27 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carol Stinga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lisandro Beltxe hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, Romania's Adam Olaru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitaliy Vischak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 34th minute Christian Gagriel 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrián Espadas in the 39th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vitaliy Vischak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Serban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Soroca F.C.'s Amador Venceslao got a free kick in the 45th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Adam Olaru made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Adam Olaru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vitaliy Vischak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carol Stinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Atarrabi in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Olaru in the 57th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carol Stinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrián Espadas in the 60th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Adrián Espadas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carol Stinga. Romania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrián Espadas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Romania's Octavian Vaduva was substituted for Costica Vladimiri. 71 minutes into the match, Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Răzvan Necula. Romania's Carol Stinga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Romania from getting a goal against them. If Anton Stinga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vitaliy Vischak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rasvan Cristescu in the 76th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Alex Serban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Vischak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Romania's Carol Stinga got control of the ball when Samuel Tome tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 90 in the game by Samuel Tome from a close distance when the talented Carol Stinga managed to make a qualified save. Romania's players were relieved. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Jaen in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Vaduva in the 93rd minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Samuel Tome dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Carol Stinga, 1-2. Romania made a substitution. Alexandru Pangratiu replaced Alex Serban. The Romania manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Soroca F.C. to win.