Challenge

Marcus Aurelius
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off. Stoicii's Edgar Mititelu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 3rd minute of play. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Cristea in the 4th minute of play. Mugur Aldulea hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Edgar Mititelu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 11th minute of play. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Claudiu Popescu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Khalid Kennedy to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Kyle Cox hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Mititelu. Stoicii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 23 minutes into the game, Micah Macdonald was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. England's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stoicii the free kick. Micah Macdonald kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute, one of Stoicii:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Stoicii. The referee gave England a penalty, 35 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Micah Macdonald, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Stoicii's Edgar Mititelu. 1-2. Micah Macdonald hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Cristea in the 44th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Stoicii getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Aurelian Podgoreanu hit a great ball. After the first half England were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexandru Zaki to strike the kick off in the second half. Edgar Mititelu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Stoicii's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgar Mititelu came out of the goal and Micah Macdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the match, Stoicii's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Edgar Mititelu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Mititelu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 62nd minute. After 63 minutes of play, Stoicii's Cristian Cristea made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edgar Mititelu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caelan Hayes made a great header on England's corner, it was just that Stoicii's Edgar Mititelu managed to reach the ball for a save. Edgar Mititelu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 71st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Stoicii's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgar Mititelu came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 80 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Popescu came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stoicii's Edgar Mititelu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Stoicii from getting a goal against them. With his leg Edgar Mititelu managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when England's Micah Macdonald fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 86 minutes into the match, Stoicii's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Edgar Mititelu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on England's corner Micah Macdonald fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Edgar Mititelu quite easily take care of the ball. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Edgar Mititelu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Zaki in the 92nd minute of play. If Caelan Hayes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Issac Dawson 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.