Challenge

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erik Jilek took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Kvetoslav Janku got a free kick in the 5th minute. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ştefan Crețu in the 7th minute of the match. When Ştefan Crețu fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C.BARLAD's protests and gave Ştefan Crețu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute, Ştefan Crețu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nichifor Codruț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nichifor Codruț succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. Daniel Bacalbașa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Svatopluk Capek made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by F.C.BARLAD's Iacob Trăistaru. Nichifor Codruț did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Vavrinec Holub 31 minutes into the match. After 42 minutes Czech Republic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adam Gheorghiță who took care of the corner kick. Ernest Zburlea charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernest Zburlea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when F.C.BARLAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernest Zburlea didn't get a good kick on the ball.

In the 57th minute, Daniel Bacalbașa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vavrinec Holub was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After some careless play in the Czech Republic defense, Nichifor Codruț kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. The Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vavrinec Holub should have stopped the shot. Daniel Bacalbașa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vavrinec Holub having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Svatopluk Capek threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C.BARLAD's Iacob Trăistaru quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Bacalbașa in the 79th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Bacalbașa in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vavrinec Holub saved Czech Republic from getting behind. When F.C.BARLAD's Nichifor Codruț in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czech Republic's goalie prevented a goal. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichifor Codruț in the 84th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nichifor Codruț in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vavrinec Holub saved Czech Republic from getting behind. Valentin Verzea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vavrinec Holub read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Daniel Bacalbașa 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. Nichifor Codruț struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Vavrinec Holub didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C.BARLAD. F.C.BARLAD walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.