Challenge

Juvete Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Manuel Boteanu started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus Țiu's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Codruț Gogu 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. England's Kyle Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of England booed when Juventus Țiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionel Scripcaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seth Young hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the game, Ilie Voica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus Țiu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. In the 20th minute, Ilie Voica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Codruț Gogu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Issac Dawson's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Juventus Țiu's Codruț Gogu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 23rd minute of play. Codruț Gogu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codruț Gogu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juventus Țiu's Codruț Gogu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of Juventus Țiu booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie Willis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Codruț Gogu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Manuel Boteanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Boteanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Codruț Gogu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 43rd minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, England's Micah Macdonald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Codruț Gogu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Codruț Gogu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when England's Issac Dawson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. With a little luck, Juventus Țiu's Codruț Gogu got control of the ball when Micah Macdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 60th minute, Ilie Voica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Mihele, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Caelan Hayes came free, but Codruț Gogu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 minutes of play, England's Issac Dawson made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Codruț Gogu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Juventus Țiu's Manuel Boteanu got a free kick in the 70th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Codruț Gogu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Codruț Gogu, 1-5. 82 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Codruț Gogu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The England fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when England's Kyle Cox looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, England's Micah Macdonald got a free kick in the 91st minute. Codruț Gogu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Codruț Gogu having to interfere. England played a much better game than Juventus Țiu and deserved their victory. The Juventus Țiu players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.