Challenge

Balamuc Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gashka Nebuna's Alin Gârbovan 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. Curacao's Bruno Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Curacao from getting a goal against them. Bruno Barrett made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Sabin Mereacre sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th minute Denis Jdeica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Alin Gârbovan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute, Alin Gârbovan fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vali Mahonea in the 25th minute of play. Bruno Barrett made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Tiberiu Petrin sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute, Rocco Owen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Curacao's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Vali Mahonea scored to the left of an out of position Bruno Barrett, making the score, 3-0. Tiberiu Petrin took the ball and in the 31 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 4-0. 34 minutes into the match, Alin Gârbovan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alin Gârbovan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 36th minute, Tiberiu Petrin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Denis Jdeica scored 6-0 in the 38th 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. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gashka Nebuna's Cristi Muslea. But to his dismay, Cristi Muslea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Denis Jdeica stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Denis Jdeica tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tiberiu Petrin succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 8-0 in the 46th playminute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Davies made a kick off. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vali Mahonea, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, Vali Mahonea 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 9-0. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Jdeica, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Gârbovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Jdeica came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alin Gârbovan in the 62nd minute of play. Rocco Owen kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Vali Mahonea made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Rocco Owen got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Alin Gârbovan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Denis Jdeica kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. 76 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Jdeica came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iordache Blajovici in the 77th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Alin Gârbovan 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 12-0. In the 83rd minute, Denis Jdeica 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 13-0. 87 minutes into the game, Gashka Nebuna's Vali Mahonea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Barrett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 14-0. After having played for 90 minutes, Iordache Blajovici managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gashka Nebuna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iordache Blajovici was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stanley Wallace could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Astor Gotzon made a huge save. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Jdeica in the 94th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Gashka Nebuna players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.