Challenge

O.M. Olympic Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd match minute, Olympic CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pompiliu Ghiondea to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 7th minute of play forced Olympic CF's goalkeeper Dacian Cristoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dacian Cristoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dacian Cristoiu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kyle Cox went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 15th minute, Eddie Willis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Eddie Willis hit a great ball. Dacian Cristoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Dacian Cristoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dacian Cristoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Seth Young kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Dacian Cristoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Abraham Vallois 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 Abraham Vallois was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 39th minute, Seth Young hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olympic CF's Dacian Cristoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 42nd minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Dacian Cristoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dacian Cristoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 70th minute, Kyle Cox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dacian Cristoiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Issac Dawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dacian Cristoiu having to interfere. In the 75th match minute, Olympic CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liviu Bulcă to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Vallois, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liviu Bulcă kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 89 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Dijmărescu came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, England's Xavier Gallagher got a free kick in the 90th minute. The Olympic CF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. England were clearly better and deserved to take the win.