Challenge

BRADUL
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Robert Tudor made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costel Damian in the 4th minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 Romania booed when FC BRADUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurențiu Vlădoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Dan Braru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marius Niculescu was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, U21 Romania's Costel Damian got a free kick in the 8th minute. Marioara Matei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vali Papaiani in the 15th minute of play. Manuel Pantiș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marioara Matei having to interfere. Robert Tudor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marius Niculescu having to make a save. 21 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Robert Tudor came free, but Marius Niculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marioara Matei made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Vali Papaiani sent off a good shot on target. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Tudor in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Irinel Balotă hit a great ball. Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Mailat in the 33rd minute of the match. Marioara Matei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Pantiș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Ursus Martin in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC BRADUL -MM-'s Laurențiu Vlădoiu. Marius Niculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Braru in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute of the match FC BRADUL -MM- got a corner. U21 Romania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laurențiu Vlădoiu ran over to the corner to take the kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vali Papaiani was the one to do the kick off. U21 Romania's Marioara Matei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Pantiș in the 53rd minute of play. Marioara Matei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Pantiș in the 53rd minute of the match. A collision led to FC BRADUL -MM- getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Valeriu Zăraşcu hit a great ball. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Paşa Ali Soysan was substituted for Manuel Pantiș. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save FC BRADUL -MM- from getting a goal against them. Costel Damian kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. If Marcu Dumitrescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Mailat in the 74th minute of play forced FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalkeeper Marius Niculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marius Niculescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Mailat's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute of the match U21 Romania got a corner. FC BRADUL -MM-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Petre Petrean ran over to the corner to take the kick. Marioara Matei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Ramos in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86thth minute of the game Robert Tudor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute Paşa Ali Soysan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marioara Matei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Paşa Ali Soysan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marioara Matei was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. The U21 Romania players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented FC BRADUL -MM- from taking control. The game ends in a draw.