Challenge

Giulesti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Czech Republic's Erik Jilek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Filippos Stathopouloss short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Vavrinec Holub to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Erik Jilek succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Vintilă Luncanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Jilek, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Lucian Bran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Filippos Stathopoulos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vavrinec Holub. That made the score 1-1 in the 13 minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, MZ Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Jilek came free, but Vintilă Luncanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, MZ Rapid's Aarón Rey nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vavrinec Holub made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 3-1 became the score in the 25th minute when Aarón Rey elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippos Stathopoulos in the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Kvetoslav Janku hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, Aarón Rey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aarón Rey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Vintilă Luncanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Jilek, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Aarón Rey came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vintilă Luncanu came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Czech Republic's Denis Dostal. But to his dismay, Denis Dostal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filippos Stathopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 40th minute, Kvetoslav Janku hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filippos Stathopoulos made a kick off. Filippos Stathopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, Aarón Rey ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vavrinec Holub was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. If Erik Jilek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Denis Dostal made a precise shot to the right of Vintilă Luncanu. MZ Rapid's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippos Stathopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Panait Baldovin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Panait Baldovin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denis Dostal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74thth minute of the game Filippos Stathopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When MZ Rapid's Filippos Stathopoulos in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czech Republic's goalie prevented a goal. Aarón Rey took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Aarón Rey managed to get in a good position for a shot. MZ Rapid's supporters rose to their feet, but Aarón Rey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vavrinec Holub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 90 minutes, Filippos Stathopoulos made it 7-3 with a short kick to the right side. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. There was no doubt that MZ Rapid were the better team. MZ Rapid's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.