Challenge

Pipoka Ice Arena FMZ
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adam Olaru made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute Romania were awarded a corner. Adam Olaru went to the cornerflag to take it. When Eugen Ionita came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Romania fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eugen Ionita couldn't finish the play. In the 9thth minute of the game Alex Serban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's João Adolfo Lago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vasile Ciumak got a throw-in 10 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alex Serban. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. João Adolfo Lago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Olaru in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 17th minute of play forced Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goalkeeper João Adolfo Lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Adolfo Lago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Costica Vladimiri's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdomiro Matos in the 24th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Luiz Fábio Neiva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Romania's Carol Stinga did a great save. 27 minutes into the match, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Olaru came free, but João Adolfo Lago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Adolfo Lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasile Ciumak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Sanda Cutov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Adolfo Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Adam Olaru got away a dangerous shot. Despite this João Adolfo Lago quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 39th minute of the match Romania got a corner. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adam Olaru ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Alex Serban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Adolfo Lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugen Nita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the game, Costica Vladimiri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. João Adolfo Lago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valdomiro Matos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, one of Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER: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 Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER. Romania made a substitution. Anton Stinga replaced Adam Olaru. João Adolfo Lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Serban in the 67th minute of the match. João Adolfo Lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Serban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute Alex Serban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Adolfo Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's João Adolfo Lago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 74th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Marino Montrelle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Romania made a substitution. Alexandru Pangratiu replaced Alex Serban. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's Augusto Consalvi was substituted for Valdomiro Matos. 86 minutes into the match, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goalkeeper João Adolfo Lago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rasvan Cristescu. 87 minutes into the match, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Vaduva came free, but João Adolfo Lago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augusto Consalvi scored 2-2 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carol Stinga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Romania's Carol Stinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marino Montrelle in the 95th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Romania players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.