Challenge

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulo Godoi kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Adam Olaru had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Allan Varela. Palestra do Interior's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adam Olaru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alexandre Thanos hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Hudson Sergipano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Paulo Godoi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palestra do Interior's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Godoi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carol Stinga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute of the game Cosmin Barbulescu made a throw-in which Rasvan Cristescu played forward. If Paulo Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carol Stinga made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Paulo Godoi sent off a good shot on target. Carol Stinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hudson Sergipano in the 37th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Hudson Sergipano 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 1-1. Allan Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 39th 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 40th minute. Allan Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Olaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Palestra do Interior's Allan Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Olaru in the 51st minute of play. Palestra do Interior's Allan Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 56th minute of play. After 59 minutes Palestra do Interior'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. Allan Varela 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 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Palestra do Interior's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Stinga came free, but Allan Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palestra do Interior's Vitório Lago was substituted for Paulo Godoi. Palestra do Interior's 吴洲坚 was substituted for Moisés Matorin. Romania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sanda Cutov in the 66th minute. The corner ended in Sanda Cutov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Palestra do Interior's Allan Varela did a great save. If Anton Stinga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Palestra do Interior's Percival Cruz was substituted for Niclas Danielsson. Octavian Vaduva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Allan Varela made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Palestra do Interior's Eugênio Alagoano got a free kick in the 74th minute. Palestra do Interior's Allan Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Stinga in the 76th minute of play. Palestra do Interior's Allan Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Vaduva in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, Romania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sanda Cutov to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Marzuki Papilaya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palestra do Interior's supporters rose to their feet, but Marzuki Papilaya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carol Stinga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the match, Palestra do Interior's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Vaduva came free, but Allan Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Allan Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Vaduva, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Anton Stinga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Allan Varela. The goal made the score 1-2. Allan Varela was a little too slow when Anton Stinga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 1-3. When the final whistle sounded Romania left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Palestra do Interior.