Challenge

Marcus Aurelius
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Cristea, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, Stoicii's Benoit Gijselinckx got a free kick in the 8th minute. Denmark's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Claudiu Popescu scored to the left of an out of position Keld Paulsen, making the score, 1-0. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelian Podgoreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes, Cristian Cristea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stoicii and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Stoicii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Cristea to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Mititelu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Claudiu Popescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudiu Popescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Denmark's Keld Paulsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Denmark from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the match, Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandru Zaki. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bjarne Kirkegaard during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bjarne Kirkegaard kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Simon Bendtsen got a free kick in the 37th minute. Alexandru Zaki hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Chris Nygaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Mititelu having to interfere. Denmark's Keld Paulsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Denmark from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 47th minute of play forced Stoicii's goalkeeper Edgar Mititelu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chris Nygaard made a kick off. Aurelian Dragomir made in the 52nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Mugur Aldulea however managed to control. If Cristian Cristea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 56 minutes, Claudiu Popescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stoicii's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudiu Popescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexandru Zaki in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Keld Paulsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Remus Mustață had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Bendtsen hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Nicola Rareș kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Stoicii getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Benoit Gijselinckx hit a great ball. Chris Nygaard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edgar Mititelu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. The Stoicii support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.