Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Olympic CF defense, Micah Macdonald kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dacian Cristoiu. The Olympic CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dacian Cristoiu should have stopped the shot. Horaţiu Dijmărescu hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Dacian Cristoiu made a huge save. In the 11th minute, Micah Macdonald 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. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Liviu Bulcă went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Dacian Cristoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Olympic CF getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Abraham Vallois hit a great ball. Dacian Cristoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Dacian Cristoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 33rd minute of play. Dacian Cristoiu came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by England's Kyle Cox. But to his dismay, Kyle Cox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of England booed when Olympic CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toni Ylönen didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 47th minute of play forced Olympic CF's goalkeeper Dacian Cristoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Horaţiu Dijmărescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Micah Macdonald might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dacian Cristoiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Micah Macdonald ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 56th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Cristoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Kennedy was a little too slow when Abraham Vallois got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 3-2. Dacian Cristoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. With an all-out effort, Olympic CF's Khalid Kennedy threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Horaţiu Dijmărescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 71st minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Cristoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyle Cox in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dacian Cristoiu saved Olympic CF from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Olympic CF's Horaţiu Dijmărescu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Khalid Kennedy. That made the score 3-3 after 87 minutes of play. Horaţiu Dijmărescu in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.