Challenge

The Balaang Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Hummerfiskarna's Andrea De Toro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Andrea De Toro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carol Stinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea De Toro in the 5th minute of the match. When Hummerfiskarna's Andrea De Toro in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Romania's goalie prevented a goal. 17 minutes into the match, Hummerfiskarna's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Olaru came free, but Holger Mattsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 25th minute of play forced Hummerfiskarna's goalkeeper Holger Mattsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Holger Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costica Vladimiri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holger Mattsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Olaru in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 played minutes Romania got a freekick which was hit by Vasile Ciumak. A collision led to Romania getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Vasile Ciumak hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Olaru in the 43rd minute of play forced Hummerfiskarna's goalkeeper Holger Mattsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Costica Vladimiri in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Holger Mattsson saved Hummerfiskarna from getting behind. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hummerfiskarna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adam Olaru was slow to take the kick. During this time Romania's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Adam Olaru almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hummerfiskarna's Holger Mattsson did a great save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Romania's Costica Vladimiri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Holger Mattsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 57th minute of play forced Hummerfiskarna's goalkeeper Holger Mattsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was a well-played corner which Rasvan Cristescu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Vasile Ciumak made in the 63rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Hummerfiskarna's Valentín Perales. Bjarte Paul kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Hummerfiskarna's Bolli Bolla was substituted for Conrado Olayo. After a rather tough play, Hummerfiskarna's Bjarte Paul got a free kick in the 65th minute. Hummerfiskarna's Holger Mattsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Vaduva in the 70th minute of play. Hummerfiskarna's Holger Mattsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Vaduva in the 71st minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Rasvan Cristescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Romania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rasvan Cristescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Holger Mattsson 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 81st minute. When Arnaldo Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Hummerfiskarna 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 Arnaldo Queirós couldn't finish the play. In the 89th minute, Anton Stinga made a precise shot to the right of Holger Mattsson. Hummerfiskarna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hummerfiskarna's Holger Mattsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Pangratiu in the 92nd minute of play. Romania's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.