Challenge

Balamuc Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alin Gârbovan started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Cristi Muslea came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Denis Jdeica had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Jdeica was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 10 played minutes Denis Jdeica rounded Haiti's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Haiti's Noel Seide proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Haiti from getting a goal against them. In the 18th 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. With a little luck, Haiti's Noel Seide got control of the ball when Vali Mahonea tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Gashka Nebuna's Denis Jdeica ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Noel Seide. Noel Seide yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. A collision led to Gashka Nebuna getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Vali Mahonea hit a great ball. In the 34th minute Denis Jdeica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vali Mahonea in the 37th minute of play. If Mihail Zbârlea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 41 minutes into the match, Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alin Gârbovan. In the 42nd minute, Denis Jdeica reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Noel Seide. The goal made the score 5-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Alphonse stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Haiti defense, Vali Mahonea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Noel Seide. The Haiti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Noel Seide should have stopped the shot. In the 55th minute Denis Jdeica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 minutes of play, Gashka Nebuna's Denis Jdeica made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noel Seide was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Haiti booed when Gashka Nebuna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Jdeica didn't get a good kick on the ball. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iordache Blajovici in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodney Emmanuel to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Denis Jdeica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alin Gârbovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernso Constant to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute Tiberiu Petrin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiberiu Petrin in the 76th minute of play. Noel Seide 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 78th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Cristi Muslea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristi Muslea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. 96 minutes into the match, Gashka Nebuna's goalkeeper Astor Gotzon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Alphonse. There was no doubt that Gashka Nebuna were the better team. Gashka Nebuna's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.