Challenge

Gasba Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adam Olaru took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Costica Vladimiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugenio Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Costica Vladimiri's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 10th minute Adam Olaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Urbs LC's Eugenio Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Olaru in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Urbs LC's Pastor Ihazintu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Eugenio Santoro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adam Olaru went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Bruno Di Iulio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Carol Stinga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute Pastor Ihazintu 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. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Ihazintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Carol Stinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Ihazintu in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, Romania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sanda Cutov to maneuver through the defense. Eugenio Santoro came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Romania's Adam Olaru. But to his dismay, Adam Olaru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Ennio Di Marzio struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Carol Stinga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Urbs LC.

The Romania fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Romania's Adam Olaru 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 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Olaru in the 56th minute of play forced Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Urbs LC defense, Adam Olaru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugenio Santoro. The Urbs LC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugenio Santoro should have stopped the shot. Romania's Anton Stinga was substituted for Adam Olaru. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ennio Di Marzio in the 60th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 68th minute of play forced Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Romania's Costica Vladimiri, in the 69th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Romania. Romania made a substitution. Alexandru Pangratiu replaced Alex Serban. Romania's Octavian Vaduva was substituted for Costica Vladimiri. When Anton Stinga came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Romania 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 Anton Stinga couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, Anton Stinga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugenio Santoro. Urbs LC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Stinga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. 96 minutes into the match, Urbs LC's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Stinga came free, but Eugenio Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romania's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.