Challenge

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel-Omar Batista got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Gabriel-Omar Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★Independiente Ψ★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel-Omar Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Romania defense, Gabriel-Omar Batista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carol Stinga. The Romania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carol Stinga should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Sanda Cutov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maximiliano Iigo was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Maximiliano Iigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sanda Cutov's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Nicolas Salomon made in the 20th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Adan Aresti. Maximiliano Iigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sanda Cutov's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Sanda Cutov came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sanda Cutov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute Sanda Cutov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sanda Cutov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maximiliano Iigo having to make a save. Sanda Cutov might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximiliano Iigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sanda Cutov ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jay-Jay Okocha got free with Carol Stinga in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ★Independiente Ψ★ were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Romania's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adan Aresti took the corner. Adan Aresti made a great header on ★Independiente Ψ★'s corner, it was just that Romania's Carol Stinga managed to reach the ball for a save. Maximiliano Iigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sanda Cutov's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Jay-Jay Okocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Carol Stinga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Sanda Cutov came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Romania booed when ★Independiente Ψ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jay-Jay Okocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maximiliano Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sanda Cutov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A sloppy throw-in by Gilberto Loreto in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Romania's Filip Stefan. Israel Manuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. If Sanda Cutov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 59th minute Sanda Cutov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romania made a substitution. Octavian Vaduva replaced Costica Vladimiri. Romania made a substitution. Anton Stinga replaced Adam Olaru. 67 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gabriel-Omar Batista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carol Stinga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anton Stinga got free with Maximiliano Iigo in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Omar Batista came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77thth minute of the game Gabriel-Omar Batista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romania's Carol Stinga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Sanda Cutov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 94th minute, Anton Stinga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maximiliano Iigo. The goal made the score 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.