Challenge

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Firme Verga took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Firme Verga in the 5th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Firme Verga got free with Carol Stinga in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carol Stinga made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Cleto Firmin sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Cleto Firmin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carol Stinga was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Chelsea Football Club's Evelio Milian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Ciumak in the 15th minute of play. After 18th play minutes Sanda Cutov shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Evelio Milian and just under the crossbar into goal. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Firmin, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 34thth minute of the game Vasile Ciumak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelsea Football Club's Evelio Milian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sanda Cutov in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Evelio Milian saved Chelsea Football Club from getting behind. After 37 minutes Chelsea Football Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adam Olaru who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Rasvan Cristescu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 39th minute of the game Alvaro Hanot made a throw-in which Uriel Ralondo played forward. After 47 played minutes Romania got a freekick which was hit by Cosmin Barbulescu. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Romania's Sanda Cutov got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Vasile Ciumak took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Evelio Milian to make any attempt to save it. 58 minutes into the match, Romania's Vasile Ciumak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evelio Milian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Sanda Cutov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Evelio Milian. The goal made the score 1-3. Romania's Octavian Vaduva was substituted for Costica Vladimiri. Romania made a substitution. Anton Stinga replaced Adam Olaru. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Ciumak in the 64th minute of play forced Chelsea Football Club's goalkeeper Evelio Milian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Firme Verga in the 66th minute of play. Evelio Milian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Ciumak in the 67th minute of play. Chelsea Football Club's Benedicto Havier was substituted for Cleto Firmin. Chelsea Football Club's Rafal Jakubiak was substituted for Firme Verga. Chelsea Football Club made a substitution. Aureliano Arnau replaced Silvestre Porfiro. After a rather tough play, Chelsea Football Club's Cleto Firmin got a free kick in the 69th minute. Evelio Milian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Stinga in the 70th minute of play. Sanda Cutov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 75thth minute, Evelio Milian skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rafal Jakubiak took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carol Stinga. Carol Stinga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Evelio Milian successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 87 minutes into the game, Aureliano Arnau threw the ball into play from the sideline. Romania's Filip Stefan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sanda Cutov might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evelio Milian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sanda Cutov ran back to his position shaking his head. 92 minutes into the game, Aureliano Arnau threw the ball into play from the sideline. Romania's Rasvan Cristescu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Romania booed when Chelsea Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Hanot didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Sanda Cutov in the 96th minute really tested Evelio Milian's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The Romania players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.