Challenge

Estadio Cerrado
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Romania's Adam Olaru 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. After a defensive mix-up in Romania's zone, Teo Mouricio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carol Stinga came out of the goal and Teo Mouricio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carol Stinga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamiel Stessel in the 11th minute of play. Emiliano Martínez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Serban's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Adam Olaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Serban, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Adam Olaru scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emiliano Martínez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Olaru in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasvan Cristescu in the 29th minute of play forced Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carol Stinga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martins Palermo in the 31st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Fecha Libre's zone, Rasvan Cristescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Martínez came out of the goal and Rasvan Cristescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasvan Cristescu in the 42nd minute of play. Martins Palermo's late challenge caught a Romania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martins Palermo helped the player get up and apologised. Martins Palermo kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Martins Palermo to strike the kick off in the second half. Carol Stinga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamiel Stessel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Fecha Libre's zone, Alex Serban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Martínez came out of the goal and Alex Serban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasvan Cristescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Stinga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Kamiel Stessel came free, but Carol Stinga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costica Vladimiri. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costica Vladimiri, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Emiliano Martínez made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Costica Vladimiri sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute Kamiel Stessel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carol Stinga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Stinga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emiliano Martínez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Serban's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Romania were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Fecha Libre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sanda Cutov took the corner. The corner led Romania's Sanda Cutov to fire away a dangerous shot which Emiliano Martínez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Vaduva came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Vaduva came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carol Stinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igli Tare, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Romania played a much better game than Fecha Libre and deserved their victory. The Fecha Libre players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.