Challenge

Cluj Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyle Davies took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Wolves Academy's Eliodor Balaci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Barrett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Ernest Albu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stanley Wallace hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Eliodor Balaci managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wolves Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliodor Balaci was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kyle Davies sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanley Wallace fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iosif Chitila having to interfere. Gabriel Logofătu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Iosif Chitila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Davies, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Eliodor Balaci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bruno Barrett was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 33 minutes into the game, Kyle Davies was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curacao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wolves Academy the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eliodor Balaci got free with Bruno Barrett in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eliodor Balaci took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Ernest Albu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wolves Academy's Răzvan Robescu got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Kyle Davies hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eliodor Balaci made a kick off. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliodor Balaci in the 53rd minute of play. Kyle Davies received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Iosif Chitila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernest Albu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marshall Graham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iosif Chitila having to interfere. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eliodor Balaci's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 68th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Davies to maneuver through the defense. Ernest Albu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Eliodor Balaci scored 4-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Barrett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stanley Wallace sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanley Wallace succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-1 in the 89th playminute. In the 92ndth minute of the game Eliodor Balaci who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Curacao's Bruno Barrett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Wolves Academy fully deserved thier win.