Challenge

Sunken Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adam Olaru took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vasile Ciumak made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sunkens Surtröjor's Frans Alström. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Blom in the 8th minute of play. In the 14th minute Adam Olaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sokol Narev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carol Stinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Blom in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 21st minute of play forced Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Sokol Narev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Romania were awarded a corner. Adam Olaru went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Romania's corner Sanda Cutov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sokol Narev quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Sunkens Surtröjor's Victor Blom slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carol Stinga. That made the score 1-1 after 30 minutes of play. Sunkens Surtröjor's Sokol Narev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasvan Cristescu in the 33rd minute of play. Costica Vladimiri took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sokol Narev. Sokol Narev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adam Olaru in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sokol Narev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sokol Narev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 41st minute of play. Sunkens Surtröjor made a substitution. Ke Zheng Feng replaced Börje Njurenius.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victor Blom stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Costica Vladimiri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Sokol Narev made a huge save. When Romania's Costica Vladimiri, in the 52nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Romania. In the 56th match minute, Romania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sanda Cutov to maneuver through the defense. If Alex Serban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Sunkens Surtröjor's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Stinga came free, but Sokol Narev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romania made a substitution. Octavian Vaduva replaced Costica Vladimiri. Evelio Loi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sokol Narev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anton Stinga's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute, Victor Blom left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sunkens Surtröjor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 81 minutes into the match, Sunkens Surtröjor's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Stinga came free, but Sokol Narev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sokol Narev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Stinga in the 83rd minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Sunkens Surtröjor's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Vaduva came free, but Sokol Narev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romania's Alexandru Pangratiu got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Romania's Sokol Narev threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anton Stinga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Sunkens Surtröjor's zone, Rasvan Cristescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sokol Narev came out of the goal and Rasvan Cristescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.